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The Role of Macrophages During Zebrafish Injury and Tissue Regeneration Under Infectious and Non-Infectious Conditions

Authors
Bohaud, C., Johansen, M.D., Jorgensen, C., Ipseiz, N., Kremer, L., Djouad, F.
ID
ZDB-PUB-210810-13
Date
2021
Source
Frontiers in immunology   12: 707824 (Review)
Registered Authors
Djouad, Farida
Keywords
infectious condition, macrophage, non-infectious condition, regeneration, tissue injury, zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Fish Diseases*
  • Infections*
  • Macrophages*
  • Regeneration*
  • Zebrafish*
PubMed
34367168 Full text @ Front Immunol
Abstract
The future of regenerative medicine relies on our understanding of the mechanistic processes that underlie tissue regeneration, highlighting the need for suitable animal models. For many years, zebrafish has been exploited as an adequate model in the field due to their very high regenerative capabilities. In this organism, regeneration of several tissues, including the caudal fin, is dependent on a robust epimorphic regenerative process, typified by the formation of a blastema, consisting of highly proliferative cells that can regenerate and completely grow the lost limb within a few days. Recent studies have also emphasized the crucial role of distinct macrophage subpopulations in tissue regeneration, contributing to the early phases of inflammation and promoting tissue repair and regeneration in late stages once inflammation is resolved. However, while most studies were conducted under non-infectious conditions, this situation does not necessarily reflect all the complexities of the interactions associated with injury often involving entry of pathogenic microorganisms. There is emerging evidence that the presence of infectious pathogens can largely influence and modulate the host immune response and the regenerative processes, which is sometimes more representative of the true complexities underlying regenerative mechanics. Herein, we present the current knowledge regarding the paths involved in the repair of non-infected and infected wounds using the zebrafish model.
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