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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
Compared with type I cytokine-associated myeloid (M1) cells, the molecular repertoire and mechanisms underlying functional properties of type II cytokine-associated myeloid (M2) cells are poorly characterized. Moreover, most studies have been limited to in vitro-elicited M2 cells. Here, comparative gene expression profiling of M1 and M2 cells, elicited in murine models of parasitic infections and cancer, yielded a common signature for in vivo-induced M2 populations independent of disease model, mouse strain, and organ source of cells. Some of these genes, such as cadherin-1, selenoprotein P, platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, and prosaposin, had not been documented as associated with M2. Overall, the common signature genes provide a molecular basis for a number of documented or suggested properties of M2, including immunomodulation, down-regulation of inflammation, protection against oxidative damage, high capacity for phagocytosis, and tissue repair. Interestingly, several common M2 signature genes encode membrane-associated markers that could be useful for the identification and isolation of M2. Some of these genes were not induced by IL-4/IL-13 or IL-10 under various in vitro settings and thus were missed in approaches based on in vitro-activated cells, validating our choice of in vivo models for expression profiling of myeloid cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
575-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of a common gene signature for type II cytokine-associated myeloid cells elicited in vivo in different pathologic conditions.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't