Article
Purinergic signaling during macrophage differentiation results in M2 alternative activated macrophages.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Feb 2016
Barberà-Cremades Maria, Baroja-Mazo Alberto, Pelegrín Pablo
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages represent a highly heterogenic cell population of the innate immune system, with important roles in the initiation and resolution of the inflammatory response. Purinergic signaling regulates both M1 and M2 macrophage function at different levels by controlling the secretion of cytokines, phagocytosis, and the production of reactive oxygen species. We found that extracellular nucleotides arrest...
Topics
- Adenine
- Adenine Nucleotides
- Animals
- Cell Cycle
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Inflammation
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukin-4
- Lectins
