Immunometabolism changes in fibrosis: from mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

• Main Authors: Lixiang Feng (Author), Xingyu Chen (Author), Yujing Huang (Author), Xiaodian Zhang (Author), Shaojiang Zheng (Author), Na Xie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Immune cells are essential for initiating and developing the fibrotic process by releasing cytokines and growth factors that activate fibroblasts and promote extracellular matrix deposition. Immunometabolism describes how metabolic alterations affect the function of immune cells and how inflammation...