CXCL4 and CXCL4L1 Differentially Affect Monocyte Survival and Dendritic Cell Differentiation and Phagocytosis.

Upon inflammation, circulating monocytes leave the bloodstream and migrate into the tissues, where they differentiate after exposure to various growth factors, cytokines or infectious agents. The best defined macrophage polarization types are M1 and M2. However, the platelet-derived CXC chemokine CX...

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Main Authors: Mieke Gouwy, Pieter Ruytinx, Egle Radice, Federico Claudi, Katrien Van Raemdonck, Raffaella Bonecchi, Massimo Locati, Sofie Struyf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5102431?pdf=render