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Macrophage Signaling Pathways in Health and Disease: From Bench to Bedside Applications.

Yongquan Chi, Haipeng Jiang, Yiyuan Yin, Xinyu Zhou, Yiyouyou Shao, Yongsheng Li, Jianhua Rao

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Review in MedComm, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yongquan ChiHepatobiliary Center Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3509-0315
Haipeng JiangHepatobiliary Center Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China.
Yiyuan YinNanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China.
Xinyu ZhouNanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China.
Yiyouyou ShaoNanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China.
Yongsheng LiDepartment of Medical Oncology Chongqing University Cancer Hospital Chongqing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2175-9449
Jianhua RaoHepatobiliary Center Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophages exhibit remarkable functional plasticity by dynamically polarizing into proinflammatory or antiinflammatory subsets in response to microenvironmental cues. This duality underpins their pivotal roles in immune defense, tissue homeostasis, and disease progression; however, the molecular mechanisms governing their polarization and crosstalk across various pathologies remain incompletely defined. This review systematically delineates macrophage biology, emphasizing the interplay between subset-specific signaling networks and their context-dependent activation in both health and disease. The heterogeneity of macrophages is characterized by detailing the distinctions between tissue-resident and monocyte-derived origins, as well as their polarization states. Core pathways regulating phagocytosis, tissue repair, immune modulation, and neuroprotection are dissected, along with their dysregulation in autoimmune disorders, neurodegeneration, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases. Notably, microenvironmental factors such as damage-associated molecular patterns, pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and metabolic intermediates dynamically reshape macrophage phenotypes through NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation or signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-mediated transcriptional control. Preclinical and clinical evidence underscores potential therapeutic targets and emerging strategies. The significance of this review lies in its integrative analysis of signaling crosstalk, paradoxical pathway roles, and translational implications for precision therapies. These insights into macrophage functions and signaling pathways provide a robust foundation for future disease intervention and personalized medicine.

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injury and repairmacrophagemicro‐environmentpolarizationsignaling pathways

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