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SUBMITTER: Nishiwaki S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7728253 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nishiwaki Satoshi S Saito Shigeki S Takeshita Kyosuke K Kato Hidefumi H Ueda Ryuzo R Takami Akiyoshi A Naoe Tomoki T Ogawa Mika M Nakayama Takayuki T
PloS one 20201210 12
Macrophages play an indispensable role in both innate and acquired immunity, while the persistence of activated macrophages can sometimes be harmful to the host, resulting in multi-organ damage. Macrophages develop from monocytes in the circulation. However, little is known about the organ affinity of macrophages in the normal state. Using in vivo imaging with XenoLight DiR®, we observed that macrophages showed strong affinity for the liver, spleen and lung, and weak affinity for the gut and bon ...[more]