First we eat, then we do everything else: The dynamic metabolic regulation of efferocytosis Review


Authors: Trzeciak, A.; Wang, Y. T.; Perry, J. S. A.
Review Title: First we eat, then we do everything else: The dynamic metabolic regulation of efferocytosis
Abstract: Clearance of apoptotic cells, or "efferocytosis,"is essential for diverse processes including embryonic development, tissue turnover, organ regeneration, and immune cell development. The human body is estimated to remove approximately 1% of its body mass via apoptotic cell clearance daily. This poses several intriguing cell metabolism problems. For instance, phagocytes such as macrophages must induce or suppress metabolic pathways to find, engulf, and digest apoptotic cells. Then, phagocytes must manage the potentially burdensome biomass of the engulfed apoptotic cell. Finally, phagocytes reside in complex tissue architectures that vary in nutrient availability, the types of dying cells or debris that require clearance, and the neighboring cells they interact with. Here, we review advances in our understanding of these three key areas of phagocyte metabolism. We end by proposing a model of efferocytosis that integrates recent findings and establishes a new paradigm for testing how efferocytosis prevents chronic inflammatory disease and autoimmunity.
Keywords: phagocytosis; macrophages; amino-acids; apoptotic cells; mitochondrial dynamics; dying cells; protein-2; find-me signal; uncoupling; continued clearance; myocardial oxygen
Journal Title: Cell Metabolism
Volume: 33
Issue: 11
ISSN: 1550-4131
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.  
Date Published: 2021-11-02
Start Page: 2126
End Page: 2141
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000716322900008
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.08.001
PROVIDER: wos
PMCID: PMC8568659
PUBMED: 34433074
Notes: Review -- Source: Wos
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