Monocytes and macrophages are myeloid cells that have important innate immune functions. Macrophages reside in tissues and respond to infection by producing inflammatory mediators and engulfing ...

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, March 9 said three weather systems—the shear line, easterlies, and northeast monsoon—will bring ...

Most of the children’s variants were in the gene’s transmembrane domain. Introduction of the variants into healthy cells abolished CCR2 protein expression, and the patients’ own monocytes lacked the ...

Viral dissemination is a key mechanism responsible for persistence and disease following human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. Monocytes play a pivotal role in viral dissemination to organ tissue ...

Macrophages and their monocyte precursors mediate innate immune responses and can promote a spectrum of phenotypes from pro-inflammatory to pro-resolving. Currently, there are few markers that allow ...