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Colonic macrophage polarization in homeostasis, inflammation, and cancer.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jul 2016
Isidro Raymond A, Appleyard Caroline B
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Our review focuses on the colonic macrophage, a monocyte-derived, tissue-resident macrophage, and the role it plays in health and disease, specifically in inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and cancer of the colon and rectum. We give special emphasis to macrophage polarization, or phenotype, in these different states. We focus on macrophages because they are one of the most numerous...
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