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Interleukin-4 and dexamethasone counterregulate extracellular matrix remodelling and phagocytosis in type-2 macrophages.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2005
Gratchev A, Kzhyshkowska J, Utikal J, Goerdt S
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Alternatively activated macrophages (Mphi2) are induced by Th2 cytokines and by glucocorticoids (GC), and can be distinguished from classically activated effector macrophages (Mphi1) on the basis of their anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, Mphi2 are involved in Th2/Th1 skewing, enhance antigen uptake and processing and support tissue remodelling and healing. In order to elucidate the heterogeneity of...
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