Diversity: a hallmark of monocyte society

Frank L van de Veerdonk; Mihai G Netea

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2010.09.007

Diversity: a hallmark of monocyte society

Immunity. 2010 Sep 24;33(3):289-91. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.09.007.

Authors

Frank L van de Veerdonk¹, Mihai G Netea

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6525 HP Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

PMID: 20870168
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.09.007

Abstract

Murine "inflammatory" and "patrolling" monocytes have specific functional specializations. In this issue of Immunity, Cros et al. (2010) characterize CD14(+) and CD14(dim)CD16(+) monocyte subpopulations as the human "inflammatory" and "patrolling" monocytes that, similarly to their mouse counterparts, are characterized by distinct functional properties.

Publication types

Comment
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Grants and funding

G0900867/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom