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Functional specialization of short-lived and long-lived macrophage subsets in human tonsils.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 3 Jul 2023
Alaoui Lamine, Villar Javiera, Leclere Renaud, Le Gallou Simon, Relouzat Francis, Michaud Henri-Alexandre, Tarte Karin, Teissier Natacha, Favier Benoît, Roussel Mikaël, Segura Elodie
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Macrophages play a central role in tissue homeostasis and host defense. However, the properties of human macrophages in non-diseased tissues remain poorly understood. Here, we characterized human tonsil macrophages and identified three subsets with distinct phenotype, transcriptome, life cycle, and function. CD36hi macrophages were related to monocytes, while CD36lo macrophages showed features of embryonic origin...
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