Hepatic Macrophage Abundance and Phenotype in Aging and Liver Iron Accumulation.

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Liver macrophages serve important roles in iron homeostasis through phagocytosis of effete erythrocytes and the export of iron into the circulation. Conversely, intracellular iron can alter macrophage phenotype. Aging increases hepatic macrophage number and nonparenchymal iron, yet it is unknown whether age-related iron accumulation alters macrophage number or phenotype. To evaluate macrophages in a physiological...

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• Aging
• Deferoxamine
• Iron
• Liver
• Macrophages
• Phenotype