Blood monocyte subpopulations have been defined in man initially, and the two major types
of monocytes are the CD14++ CD16− and the CD14+ CD16+ monocytes. These cells have …

Colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1, also known as macrophage-CSF) is the primary
regulator of the survival, proliferation, differentiation and function of mononuclear …

Aims Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) pose a worldwide growing burden to
health care systems due to accelerated atherosclerosis and subsequent high cardiovascular …

HIV/AIDS pandemic has caused a resurgence of TB, resulting in increased morbidity and
mortality worldwide. HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis have a synergistic interaction; …

In a search of new bone proteins, the glycoprotein YKL-40 was identified in 1989 to be
secreted in vitro in large amount by the human osteosarcoma cell line MG63. The protein …

Host-and pathogen-specific factors interplay with the environment in a complex fashion to
determine the outcome of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), resulting in one …

The term “monocyte” implies a single, homogenous population of cells with uniform
physiology. Recent evidence from a number of laboratories indicates that it is likely that …

Abstract Objective CD14+, CD16+ monocytes, identified as a minor population of monocytes
in human peripheral blood (PB), have been implicated in several inflammatory diseases. We …

Abstract Changes in monocytes and their subsets (CD14hi/CD16neg, CD14hi/CD16pos and
CD14lo/CD16pos) have been described in several diseases. The combination of CD14 …

The life cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is intricately related to the
activation state of the host cells supporting viral replication. Although cellular activation is …