Macrophages in intestinal inflammation and resolution: a potential therapeutic target in IBD

YR Na, M Stakenborg, SH Seok… - … reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Macrophages are the gatekeepers of intestinal immune homeostasis as they discriminate
between innocuous antigens and potential pathogens to maintain oral tolerance. However …

Metabolic features of macrophages in inflammatory diseases and cancer

YR Na, S Je, SH Seok - Cancer Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Macrophages are now considered to be important players in various inflammatory diseases
as well as tumor progression. Emerging evidence reveals that macrophage metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] A new era of macrophage-based cell therapy

YR Na, SW Kim, SH Seok - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Macrophages are essential innate immune cells found throughout the body that have
protective and pathogenic functions in many diseases. When activated, macrophages can …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition blocks M2 macrophage differentiation and suppresses metastasis in murine breast cancer model

YR Na, YN Yoon, DI Son, SH Seok - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Tumor cells are often associated with abundant macrophages that resemble the alternatively
activated M2 subset. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) inhibit anti-tumor immune …

[HTML][HTML] GM-CSF grown bone marrow derived cells are composed of phenotypically different dendritic cells and macrophages

YR Na, D Jung, GJ Gu, SH Seok - Molecules and cells, 2016 - Elsevier
Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) has a role in inducing
emergency hematopoiesis upon exposure to inflammatory stimuli. Although GM-CSF …

[HTML][HTML] Production of specific antibodies against SARS-coronavirus nucleocapsid protein without cross reactivity with human coronaviruses 229E and OC43

HK Lee, BH Lee, SH Seok, MW Baek… - Journal of veterinary …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a life-threatening disease for which accurate
diagnosis is essential. Although many tools have been developed for the diagnosis of …

GM-CSF induces inflammatory macrophages by regulating glycolysis and lipid metabolism

YR Na, GJ Gu, D Jung, YW Kim, J Na… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
GM-CSF induces proinflammatory macrophages, but the underlying mechanisms have not
been studied thus far. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of how GM-CSF …

Prostaglandin E2 receptor PTGER4-expressing macrophages promote intestinal epithelial barrier regeneration upon inflammation

YR Na, D Jung, M Stakenborg, H Jang, GJ Gu… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Dysfunctional resolution of intestinal inflammation and altered mucosal healing
are essential features in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Intestinal …

Bone morphogenetic protein 7 induces mesenchymal‐to‐epithelial transition in melanoma cells, leading to inhibition of metastasis

YR Na, SH Seok, DJ Kim, JH Han, TH Kim… - Cancer …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 7 counteracts physiological epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal
transition, a process that is indicative of epithelial plasticity in developmental stages …

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase is a negative regulator of interleukin-10 production in macrophages

YR Na, D Jung, J Song, JW Park… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is the most potent anti-inflammatory cytokine in the body and
plays an essential role in determining outcomes of many inflammatory diseases. Cellular …