Rate of replenishment and microenvironment contribute to the sexually dimorphic phenotype and function of peritoneal macrophages

Authors: C. C. Bain, D. A. Gibson, N. J. Steers, K. Boufea, P. A. Louwe, C. Doherty, V. González-Huici, R. Gentek, M. Magalhaes-Pinto, T. Shaw, M. Bajénoff, C. Bénézech, S. R. Walmsley, D. H. Dockrell, P. T. K. Saunders, N. N. Batada, S. J. Jenkins

Published: 2020-06-19

DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc4466

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Peritoneal macrophages exhibit sexually dimorphic transcriptional profiles, functional capacity, and replenishment kinetics.