Journal
PHARMACEUTICALS
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ph12020094
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macrophages; iron; metabolism; inflammation
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- University of Milan [PSR 18]
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Over the last decade, increasing evidence has reinforced the key role of metabolic reprogramming in macrophage activation. In addition to supporting the specific immune response of different subsets of macrophages, intracellular metabolic pathways also directly control the specialized effector functions of immune cells. In this context, iron metabolism has been recognized as an important component of macrophage plasticity. Since macrophages control the availability of this essential metal, changes in the expression of genes coding for the major proteins of iron metabolism may result in different iron availability for the macrophage itself and for other cells in the microenvironment. In this review, we discuss how macrophage iron can also play a role in immunometabolism.
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