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Orosomucoid 1 drives opportunistic infections through the polarization of monocytes to the M2b phenotype.
Cytokine - 1 May 2015
Nakamura Kiwamu, Ito Ichiaki, Kobayashi Makiko, Herndon David N, Suzuki Fujio
Abstract excerpt
Orosomucoid (ORM, composed of two isoforms, ORM1 and ORM2) has been described as an inducer of M2 macrophages, which are cells that decrease host antibacterial innate immunities. However, it is unknown which phenotypes of M2 macrophages are induced by ORM. In this study, healthy donor monocytes stimulated with ORM (ORM-monocytes) were characterized phenotypically and biologically. CCL1 (a biomarker of M2b...
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