Macrophage activation and polarization: nomenclature and experimental guidelines.

Description of macrophage activation is currently contentious and confusing. Like the biblical Tower of Babel, macrophage activation encompasses a panoply of descriptors used in different ways. The lack of consensus on how to define macrophage activation in experiments in vitro and in vivo impedes p...

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Main Authors: Murray, P, Allen, J, Biswas, S, Fisher, E, Gilroy, D, Goerdt, S, Gordon, S, Hamilton, J, Ivashkiv, L, Lawrence, T, Locati, M, Mantovani, A, Martinez, F, Mege, J, Mosser, D, Natoli, G, Saeij, J, Schultze, J, Shirey, K, Sica, A, Suttles, J, Udalova, I, van Ginderachter, J, Vogel, SN, Wynn, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2014