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Glucocorticoids induce differentiation of a specifically activated, anti-inflammatory subtype of human monocytes.
Blood - 1 Feb 2007
Ehrchen Jan, Steinmüller Lars, Barczyk Katarzyna, Tenbrock Klaus, Nacken Wolfgang, Eisenacher Martin, Nordhues Ursula, Sorg Clemens, Sunderkötter Cord, Roth Johannes
Abstract excerpt
Monocytes and macrophages may either promote or down-regulate inflammatory reactions depending on their state of activation. The effects of glucocorticoids (GCs), the most widely used immunosuppressive drugs, on monocytes are currently not well defined. By analyzing the GC-induced expression pattern in human monocytes by microarray technology, we identified for the first time GC-dependent regulation of 133 genes,...
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