Changes in macrophage phenotype as the immune response evolves.

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Mononuclear phagocytic cells (MPCs), including macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs), are widely distributed throughout our organs where they perform important homeostatic, surveillance and regenerative tasks. In response to infection or injury, the composition and number of MPCs change remarkably, in part due to the recruitment of inflammatory monocytes from bone marrow. In infection or injury, macrophages and...

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