Article
Molecular Imaging Visualizes Recruitment of Inflammatory Monocytes and Macrophages to the Injured Heart
21 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
Rationale: Paradigm shifting studies have revealed that the heart contains functionally diverse populations of macrophages derived from distinct embryonic and adult hematopoietic progenitors. Under steady-state conditions, the heart is largely populated by CCR2− (C-C chemokine receptor type 2) macrophages of embryonic descent. After tissue injury, a dramatic shift in macrophage composition occurs whereby CCR2+...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
