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- Tissue-resident macrophages are vital for defending against pathogens and maintaining organ health, originating from blood monocytes that infiltrate all body organs.
- These macrophages share abilities like migration, phagocytosis, lipid metabolism, and antigen presentation but also exhibit distinct functions based on their tissue location.
- Research shows that macrophages from different murine tissues (spleen, liver, peritoneum) have unique gene expression profiles affecting functions like adhesion and signal transduction, indicating that their tissue environment shapes their roles.
Article Abstract
Tissue-resident macrophages play an important role in defense against pathogens and perform key functions in organ homeostasis, innate and adaptive immunity. Tissue macrophages originate from blood monocytes that infiltrate virtually every organ in the body. Macrophages in different tissues share many characteristics, including their ability to migrate, phagocytose particles, metabolize lipids and present antigens. Morphologically they are quite heterogeneous, and some distinct functions have been reported. The gene expression profile of macrophages is reflective of both their shared and distinct biological functions. Here, we show that macrophages from murine spleen, liver and peritoneum display dramatically different expression profiles. Clusters of genes were found to represent unique biological functions related to adhesion, antigen presentation, phagocytosis, lipid metabolism and signal transduction. Some gene families, such as integrins, are differentially expressed among the macrophages resident in different tissues, suggesting that the tissue of residence influences their biological function.
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