The mononuclear phagocyte system: the relationship between monocytes and macrophages

DA Hume, KM Irvine, C Pridans - Trends in immunology, 2019 - cell.com
The mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) is defined as a cell lineage in which committed
marrow progenitors give rise to blood monocytes and tissue macrophages. Here, we discuss …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse models of ageing and their relevance to disease

S Kõks, S Dogan, BG Tuna, H González-Navarro… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ageing is a process that gradually increases the organism's vulnerability to death. It affects
different biological pathways, and the underlying cellular mechanisms are complex. In view …

Dual roles of neutrophils in metastatic colonization are governed by the host NK cell status

P Li, M Lu, J Shi, L Hua, Z Gong, Q Li, LD Shultz… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The role of neutrophils in solid tumor metastasis remains largely controversial. In preclinical
models of solid tumors, both pro-metastatic and anti-metastatic effects of neutrophils have …

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Spike mutations important for infection of mice and escape from human immune sera

R Rathnasinghe, S Jangra, C Ye, A Cupic… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Due to differences in human and murine angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptor,
initially available SARS-CoV-2 isolates could not infect mice. Here we show that serial …

The neurovascular unit as a selective barrier to polymorphonuclear granulocyte (PMN) infiltration into the brain after ischemic injury

G Enzmann, C Mysiorek, R Gorina, YJ Cheng… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
The migration of polymorphonuclear granulocytes (PMN) into the brain parenchyma and
release of their abundant proteases are considered the main causes of neuronal cell death …

Nanoparticle clearance is governed by Th1/Th2 immunity and strain background

SW Jones, RA Roberts, GR Robbins… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Extended circulation of nanoparticles in blood is essential for most clinical applications.
Nanoparticles are rapidly cleared by cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of immune cell subtypes in three commonly used mouse strains reveals gender and strain-specific variations

JA Hensel, V Khattar, S Ponnazhagan - Laboratory Investigation, 2019 - Elsevier
The lack of consensus on bone marrow (BM) and splenic immune cell profiles in preclinical
mouse strains complicates comparative analysis across different studies. Although studies …

Aging research using mouse models

CL Ackert‐Bicknell, LC Anderson… - Current protocols in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the dramatic increase in human lifespan over the past century, there remains
pronounced variability in “health‐span,” or the period of time in which one is generally …

Monocyte heterogeneity in cardiovascular disease

AV Ruder, SMW Wetzels, L Temmerman… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Monocytes circulate the vasculature at steady state and are recruited to sites of inflammation
where they differentiate into macrophages (MФ) to replenish tissue-resident MФ populations …

Aberrant immune responses in a mouse with behavioral disorders

Y Heo, Y Zhang, D Gao, VM Miller, DA Lawrence - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
BTBR T+ tf/J (BTBR) mice have recently been reported to have behaviors that resemble
those of autistic individuals, in that this strain has impairments in social interactions and a …