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GM-CSF Promotes Macrophage Alternative Activation after Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2015
Huen Sarah C, Huynh Larry, Marlier Arnaud, Lee Yashang, Moeckel Gilbert W, Cantley Lloyd G
Abstract excerpt
After kidney ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, monocytes home to the kidney and differentiate into activated macrophages. Whereas proinflammatory macrophages contribute to the initial kidney damage, an alternatively activated phenotype can promote normal renal repair. The microenvironment of the kidney during the repair phase mediates the transition of macrophage activation from a proinflammatory to a reparative...
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