Macrophages

Part I. Evolution, Origin and Fate of Macrophages

1. Evolutionary Aspects of Macrophages Polarization
Eva-Stina Edholm, Kun Hyoe Rhoo, Jacques Robert

2. Development and Functional Differentiation of Tissue-Resident Versus Monocyte-Derived Macrophages in Inflammatory Reactions
Paola Italiani, Diana Boraschi

3. Hofbauer Cells: Placental Macrophages of Fetal Origin
Leticia Reyes, Bryce Wolfe, Thaddeus Golos

4. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Direct the Immunological Fate of Macrophages
Patricia Luz-Crawford, Christian Jorgensen, Farida Djouad

5. Monocyte/Macrophage: NK Cell Cooperation—Old Tools for New Functions
Elżbieta Wałajtys-Rode, Jolanta M. Dzik

6. Macrophages in Invertebrates: From Insects and Crustaceans to Marine Bivalves
Prasad Abnave, Xavier Muracciole, Eric Ghigo

Part II. Immunobiology of Macrophages

7. F4/80 as a Major Macrophage Marker: The Case of the Peritoneum and Spleen
Alexandra dos Anjos Cassado

8. Immunobiology of Nitric Oxide and Regulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
Martin Lee, Kevin Rey, Katrina Besler, Christine Wang, Jonathan Choy

9. Role for Mechanotransduction in Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Immunobiology
Svenja F. B. Mennens, Koen Dries, Alessandra Cambi

Part III. Role of Macrophages in Disease

10. Macrophages’ Role in Tissue Disease and Regeneration
Lewis Gaffney, Paul Warren, Emily A. Wrona, Matthew B. Fisher, Donald O. Freytes

11. Macrophages and Their Contribution to the Development of Atherosclerosis
Yuri V. Bobryshev, Nikita G. Nikiforov, Natalia V. Elizova, Alexander N. Orekhov

12. Macrophage Dysfunction in Respiratory Disease
Kylie B. R. Belchamber, Louise E. Donnelly

Part IV. Macrophages as a Target for Biointervention

13. Activation of Macrophages in Response to Biomaterials
Jamie E. Rayahin, Richard A. Gemeinhart

14. Macrophage Differentiation in Normal and Accelerated Wound Healing
Girish J. Kotwal, Sufan Chien

15. Macrophages and RhoA Pathway in Transplanted Organs
Yianzhu Liu, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Xian C. Li, Rafik M. Ghobrial, Malgorzata Kloc

Keywords: Biomedicine, Immunology, Developmental Biology, Cancer Research, Medical Microbiology, Biomaterials