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ReviewJournal of advanced research2025

Exploring CAR-macrophages in non-tumor diseases: Therapeutic potential beyond cancer.

Yizhao Chen, Qianling Xin, Mengjuan Zhu, Jiaqi Qiu, Yan Luo, Ruilin Li, Wei Wei, Jiajie Tu

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Review in Journal of advanced research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. CAR-macrophages: a new chapter in cancer immunotherapy.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yizhao ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei First People's Hospital, Hefei, China; Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Qianling XinAnhui Women and Children's Medical Center, Hefei Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Hefei, China.
Mengjuan ZhuKey Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Jiaqi QiuKey Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yan LuoDepartment of Abdominal Radiotherapy, Hubei Provincial Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: 00011690@whu.edu.cn.
Ruilin LiDepartment of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei First People's Hospital, Hefei, China. Electronic address: liruilin@ahmu.edu.cn.
Wei WeiKey Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. Electronic address: wwei@ahmu.edu.cn.
Jiajie TuKey Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. Electronic address: tujiajie@ahmu.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAfter significant advancements in tumor treatment, personalized cell therapy based on chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) holds promise for transforming the management of various diseases. CAR-T therapy, the first approved CAR cell therapy product, has demonstrated therapeutic potential in treating infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, and fibrosis. CAR-macrophages (CAR-Ms) are emerging as a promising approach in CAR immune cell therapy, particularly for solid tumor treatment, highlighting the feasibility of using macrophages to eliminate pathogens and abnormal cells. AIM OF REVIEW: This review summarizes the progress of CAR-M therapy in non-tumor diseases and discusses various CAR intracellular activation domain designs and their potential to optimize therapeutic effects by modulating interactions between cellular components in the tissue microenvironment and CAR-M. Additionally, we discuss the characteristics and advantages of CAR-M therapy compared to traditional medicine and CAR-T/NK therapy, as well as the challenges and prospects for the clinical translation of CAR-M. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW: This review provides a comprehensive understanding of CAR-M for the treatment of non-tumor diseases, analyzes the advantages and characteristics of CAR-M therapy, and highlights the important impact of CAR intracellular domain design on therapeutic efficacy. In addition, the challenges and clinical translation prospects of developing CAR-M as a new cell therapy are discussed.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveMacrophagesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsAtherosclerosisBacterial InfectionsCell EngineeringClinical Trials as TopicDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisGenetic VectorsHumansNeoplasmsProtein DomainsVirus DiseasesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR-MacrophageCAR structureChimeric antigen receptors (CAR)ImmunotherapyNon-tumor disease

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PMID39756574
PMCPMC12627343

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