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Distinct macrophage phenotypes contribute to kidney injury and repair.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Feb 2011
Lee Sik, Huen Sarah, Nishio Hitoshi, Nishio Saori, Lee Heung Kyu, Choi Bum-Soon, Ruhrberg Christiana, Cantley Lloyd G
Abstract excerpt
The ischemically injured kidney undergoes tubular cell necrosis and apoptosis, accompanied by an interstitial inflammatory cell infiltrate. In this study, we show that iNos-positive proinflammatory (M1) macrophages are recruited into the kidney in the first 48 hours after ischemia/reperfusion injury, whereas arginase 1- and mannose receptor-positive, noninflammatory (M2) macrophages predominate at later time...
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