Macrophages are key cellular components of the innate immunity, acting as the main player
in the first‐line defence against the pathogens and modulating homeostatic and …

Macrophages are extremely heterogeneous and plastic cells with an important role not only
in physiological conditions, but also during inflammation (both for initiation and resolution) …

Macrophages, found in circulating blood as well as integrated into several tissues and
organs throughout the body, represent an important first line of defense against disease and …

The explosion of new information in recent years on the origin of macrophages in the steady-
state and in the context of inflammation has opened up numerous new avenues of …

Macrophages are terminally differentiated cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system that
also encompasses dendritic cells, circulating blood monocytes, and committed myeloid …

Macrophages are cells of the innate immunity constituting the mononuclear phagocyte
system and endowed with remarkable different roles essential for defense mechanisms …

Monocytes/macrophages are heterogeneous and versatile cells that could undergo their
phenotypically/functionally dynamic switch in response to the microenvironment signals …

Diversity and plasticity are two hallmarks of macrophages. M1 macrophages (classically
activated macrophages) are pro-inflammatory and have a central role in host defense …

Macrophages occupy a prominent position during immune responses. They are considered
the final effectors of any given immune response since they can be activated by a wide …

Macrophages are heterogeneous and their phenotype and functions are regulated by the
surrounding micro‐environment. Macrophages commonly exist in two distinct subsets: 1) …