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SUBMITTER: Curtis JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4191832 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Curtis Jeffrey L JL Todt Jill C JC Hu Bin B Osterholzer John J JJ Freeman Christine M CM
Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) 20090101 7
Mononuclear phagocytes comprise a mobile, broadly dispersed and highly adaptable system that lies at the very epicenter of host defense against pathogens and the interplay of the innate and adaptive arms of immunity. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that control the response of mononuclear phagocytes to apoptotic cells and the anti-inflammatory consequences of that response is an important goal with implications for multiple areas of biomedical sciences. This review details current underst ...[more]