Author(s)

Zilin Lu ¹, Yubing He ², Ning Wang ², Jian Dong ², Zheng Shu ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
² Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200082, China

Corresponding Author

Jian Dong

ABSTRACT

Aortic dissection is one of the most devastating cardiovascular diseases. One of the most important pathological features of aortic dissection is local inflammatory response, including the infiltration of inflammatory cells, extracellular matrix degradation, and smooth muscle cell phenotype switch. Macrophages which are the core of the inflammatory response play an extremely pivotal role in the progression of inflammation and tissue remodeling. Macrophages can be artificially divided into M1 and M2 types, of which the M1-type promotes inflammation while the M2-type is associated with the regression of inflammation and tissue healing. Mastering the switch of phenotypic transformation of macrophages may be of great help in inhibiting the inflammation of aortic tissue and facilitating tissue healing, as well as the treatment of aortic dissection. In this paper, we focus on the polarization of macrophages and discuss the role of macrophages in aortic dissection, the polarization pathway and the effect of related polarizing agents on the treatment of aortic dissection.

KEYWORDS

Macrophage polarization, Aortic dissection, Inflammation, review

CITE THIS PAPER

Zilin Lu, Yubing He, Ning Wang, Jian Dong, Zheng Shu, Progress of macrophage polarization in the treatment of aortic dissection. MEDS Basic Medicine (2024) Vol. 2: 109-113. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medbm.2024.020114.

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