Regulation of Phagocytosis in Macrophages by Membrane Ethanolamine Plasmalogens

Macrophages, as professional phagocytes of the immune system, possess the ability to detect and clear invading pathogens and apoptotic cells through phagocytosis. Phagocytosis involves membrane reorganization and remodeling events on the cell surface, which play an essential role in innate immunity...

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Main Authors: Julio M. Rubio, Alma M. Astudillo, Javier Casas, María A. Balboa, Jesús Balsinde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01723/full