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Macrophage polarization in the maculae of age-related macular degeneration: a pilot study.
Pathology international - 1 Sept 2011
Cao Xiaoguang, Shen Defen, Patel Mrinali M, Tuo Jingsheng, Johnson T Mark, Olsen Timothy W, Chan Chi-Chao
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages can be polarized to exhibit either pro-inflammatory M1 or pro-angiogenic M2 phenotypes, but have high phenotypic plasticity. This pilot study investigated macrophage polarization in the macular retina and choroid of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and non-AMD subjects, as well...
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