Figure 4.
Red pulp macrophages exhibit an expression pattern distinct from monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages. Flow cytometry stainings on nonautofluorescent CD163intCD14high spleen monocytes, CD14high blood monocytes gated on FSC/SSC patterns, autofluorescent CD163highCD14low red pulp macrophages from spleen, and M-CSF and GM-CSF cultured monocyte-derived macrophages, (A) CD11a, (B) CD11b, (C) CD11c, (D) CD18, (E) CD89, (F) CD200R, (G) HLA-DR, (H) gp91PHOX (reduced NAD phosphate [NADPH] oxidase complex), (I) TLR4, and (J) IgG (polyclonal goat anti-human IgG). Mean ± SEM of n ≥ 8 are shown for each group.