# Cardiac macrophages at the crossroads of inflammation, memory, and repair

**Authors:** Yiliang Chen

PMC · DOI: 10.1093/immhor/vlag003 · ImmunoHorizons · 2026-02-27

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- **Genes:** IL1B (interleukin 1 beta) [NCBI Gene 3553] {aka IL-1, IL1-BETA, IL1F2, IL1beta}, TREM1 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1) [NCBI Gene 54210] {aka CD354, TREM-1}, MERTK (MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase) [NCBI Gene 10461] {aka MER, RP38, Tyro12, c-Eyk, c-mer}, CD47 (CD47 molecule) [NCBI Gene 961] {aka IAP, MER6, OA3}, LYVE1 (lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1) [NCBI Gene 10894] {aka CRSBP-1, HAR, LYVE-1, XLKD1}, HMOX1 (heme oxygenase 1) [NCBI Gene 3162] {aka HMOX1D, HO-1, HSP32, bK286B10}, PLIN2 (perilipin 2) [NCBI Gene 123] {aka ADFP, ADRP}, TREM2 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2) [NCBI Gene 54209] {aka AD17, PLOSL2, TREM-2, Trem2a, Trem2b, Trem2c}, SIRPA (signal regulatory protein alpha) [NCBI Gene 140885] {aka BIT, CD172A, MFR, MYD-1, MYD1, P84}
- **Diseases:** cardiovascular inflammation (MESH:D007249), hyperglycemia (MESH:D006943), hypertension (MESH:D006973), atherosclerosis (MESH:D050197), cardiovascular disease (MESH:D002318), myocardial infarction (MESH:D009203), ventricular remodeling (MESH:D020257), heart disease (MESH:D006331), hypercholesterolemia (MESH:D006937), atherosclerotic plaques (MESH:D058226), necrotic (MESH:D009336)
- **Chemicals:** aldosterone (MESH:D000450), catecholamines (MESH:D002395), lipid (MESH:D008055)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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