Cardiac macrophages: how to mend a broken heart
- PMID: 24439261
- DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.12.005
Cardiac macrophages: how to mend a broken heart
Abstract
A study by Epelman et al. (2014) in this issue of Immunity demonstrates that diverse subpopulations of macrophages reside in the adult heart and can be maintained by multiple mechanisms involving both local proliferation and contributions from monocytes.
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Comment on
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Embryonic and adult-derived resident cardiac macrophages are maintained through distinct mechanisms at steady state and during inflammation.Immunity. 2014 Jan 16;40(1):91-104. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.11.019. Immunity. 2014. PMID: 24439267 Free PMC article.
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