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Dynamic changes in macrophage activation and proliferation during the development and resolution of intestinal inflammation.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2014
Little Matthew C, Hurst Rebecca J M, Else Kathryn J
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Macrophages (Mφs) accumulate at sites of inflammation, and, because they can assume several functionally distinct states of activation, they can either drive or restrain inflammatory responses. Once believed to depend on the recruitment of blood monocytes, it is now clear that the accumulation of Mφs in some tissues can result from the proliferation of resident Mφs in situ. However, little is known about the...
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