Macrophages are multifunctional leukocytes that constitute a major first line of defense against infection. Resting macrophages are phagocytic, but macrophages activated by both intrinsic and ...

Efferocytosis is performed upon recognition of “eat-me” signals present in the outer membrane of apoptotic cells. Tissue-resident macrophages posses a wide variety of phagocytic receptors that vary ...