T. P. Ugarova

This study shows that recombinant PF4 enhances phagocytosis of both antibiotic-susceptible and methicillin-resistant S. aureus in vitro and improves survival in a murine peritonitis model.

This study shows CD47 stabilizes the extended conformation of Mac-1 integrin, enhancing macrophage functions like adhesion and phagocytosis.

This study identifies fibrin polymer as the key biological substrate driving the foreign body reaction by showing reduced macrophage fusion and fibrous capsule formation in fibrinogen-deficient mice.

This study identifies zipper-like structures (ZLSs) formed during macrophage fusion into multinucleated giant cells, showing podosomes transition into ZLSs through actin rearrangement and junctional protein involvement.