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Giant phagocytes (Gφ) and neutrophil-macrophage hybrids in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques - An activated phenotype.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2023
Lavie Lena, Si-On Erez, Hoffman Aaron
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Introduction: A small subpopulation of CD66b+ neutrophils with extended lifespan and immensely large size was identified in vitro. They internalized dead neutrophil remnants and cellular debris, transforming them into giant phagocytes (Gφ) resembling macrophage-foam cells with a massive lipid content and CD68+ scavenger receptor expression. Thus, we sought to investigate if similar CD66b+ neutrophils with altered...
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