Article
Monocyte Conversion During Inflammation and Injury.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jan 2017
Kratofil Rachel M, Kubes Paul, Deniset Justin F
Abstract excerpt
Monocytes are circulating leukocytes important in both innate and adaptive immunity, primarily functioning in immune defense, inflammation, and tissue remodeling. There are 2 subsets of monocytes in mice (3 subsets in humans) that are mobilized from the bone marrow and recruited to sites of inflammation, where they carry out their respective functions in promoting inflammation or facilitating tissue repair. Our...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Plasticity
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte
- Hemostasis
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Inflammation Mediators
- Macrophages
- Mice
- Monocytes
- Phenotype
- Signal Transduction
- Wound Healing
