Journal article
Origins and diversity of macrophages in health and disease.
Gopalkrishna Sreejit, Andrew J Fleetwood, Andrew J Murphy, Prabhakara R Nagareddy
Clinical & Translational Immunology | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1222
Abstract
Macrophages are the first immune cells in the developing embryo and have a central role in organ development, homeostasis, immunity and repair. Over the last century, our understanding of these cells has evolved from being thought of as simple phagocytic cells to master regulators involved in governing a myriad of cellular processes. A better appreciation of macrophage biology has been matched with a clearer understanding of their diverse origins and the flexibility of their metabolic and transcriptional machinery. The understanding of the classical mononuclear phagocyte system in its original form has now been expanded to include the embryonic origin of tissue-resident macrophages. A better..
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