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Regulatory macrophages (Mregs) represent a subset of anti-inflammatory macrophages. In general, macrophages are a very dynamic and plastic cell type and can be divided into two main groups: classically activated macrophages (M1) and alternatively activated macrophages (M2). [1] M2 group can further be divided into sub-groups M2a, M2b, M2c, and ...
CD163 (Cluster of Differentiation 163) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CD163 gene. [5] CD163 is the high affinity scavenger receptor for the hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex [6] and in the absence of haptoglobin - with lower affinity - for hemoglobin alone. [7]
Macrophages are diffusely scattered in the connective tissue and in liver (Kupffer cells), spleen and lymph nodes (sinus histiocytes), lungs (alveolar macrophages), and central nervous system (microglia). The half-life of blood monocytes is about 1 day, whereas the life span of tissue macrophages is several months or years.
941 12519 Ensembl ENSG00000121594 ENSMUSG00000075122 UniProt P33681 Q00609 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005191 NM_009855 NM_001359898 RefSeq (protein) NP_005182 NP_033985 NP_001346827 Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 119.52 – 119.56 Mb Chr 16: 38.28 – 38.32 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse The Cluster of differentiation 80 (also CD80 and B7-1) is a B7, type I membrane protein in the ...
Macrophages can be classified on basis of the fundamental function and activation. According to this grouping, there are classically activated (M1) macrophages, wound-healing macrophages (also known as alternatively-activated (M2) macrophages), and regulatory macrophages (Mregs). [17]
A macrophage-activating factor (MAF) is a lymphokine or other receptor based signal that primes macrophages towards cytotoxicity to tumors, cytokine secretion, or clearance of pathogens. Similar molecules may cause development of an inhibitory, regulatory phenotype.
CD14 (cluster of differentiation 14) is a human protein made mostly by macrophages as part of the innate immune system. [5] [6] It helps to detect bacteria in the body by binding lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP).
Macrophage polarization is a process by which macrophages adopt different functional programs in response to the signals from their microenvironment. This ability is connected to their multiple roles in the organism: they are powerful effector cells of the innate immune system, but also important in removal of cellular debris, embryonic development and tissue repair.