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Systematic validation of specific phenotypic markers for in vitro polarized human macrophages.
Journal of immunological methods - 31 Jan 2012
Ambarus C A, Krausz S, van Eijk M, Hamann J, Radstake T R D J, Reedquist K A, Tak P P, Baeten D L P
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BACKGROUND: Polarization of macrophages by specific micro-environmental conditions impacts upon their function following subsequent activation. This study aimed to systematically validate robust phenotypic markers for in vitro polarized human macrophages in order to facilitate the study of macrophage subsets in vivo. METHODS: Human peripheral blood monocytes were polarized in vitro with IFN-γ, IL-4, or IL-10....
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