Axon guidance molecules in immunometabolic diseases

Autor: Yoshimitsu Nakanishi, Sujin Kang, Atsushi Kumanogoh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Inflammation and Regeneration, Vol 42, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1880-8190
DOI: 10.1186/s41232-021-00189-0
Popis: Abstract The global prevalence of metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and atherosclerosis, is rapidly increasing and has now reached epidemic proportions. Chronic tissue inflammation is a characteristic of these metabolic diseases, indicating that immune responses are closely involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying immunometabolic crosstalk in these diseases are not completely understood. Recent studies have revealed the multifaceted functions of semaphorins, originally identified as axon guidance molecules, in regulating tissue inflammation and metabolic disorders, thereby highlighting the functional coupling between semaphorin signaling and immunometabolism. In this review, we explore how semaphorin signaling transcends beyond merely guiding axons to controlling immune responses and metabolic diseases.
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