Abstract
Inflammation leads to local accumulation of macrophages. A new study shows that macrophage accumulation in inflammatory reactions dominated by type 2 immune responses is a result of local cell proliferation as opposed to recruitment of monocytes from the blood.
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MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Blood
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Cell Proliferation
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Cisplatin
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Filariasis / immunology
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Filarioidea / immunology
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Ifosfamide
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Inflammation / immunology*
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Interleukin-4 / immunology
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Macrophage Activation
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Macrophages / cytology
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Macrophages / immunology*
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Mitomycin
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Monocytes / cytology
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Monocytes / immunology
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Th2 Cells / immunology*
Substances
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Interleukin-4
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Mitomycin
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Cisplatin
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Ifosfamide