Monocyte

White blood cells in different subsets have varying propensities to fuse in response to inflammation

A
subset of immune cells in the liver shields it from bacteria in the gut

A newly discovered population of immune cells helps replenish the bone marrow’s supply of infection-fighting monocytes

Discovery of which monocytes secrete a pro-inflammatory protein could lead to new therapies for autoimmune disease

Monocytes are ‘reprogrammed’ to be immunosuppressive as sepsis progresses

A mouse
strain gives the most detailed visualization yet of immune cells in the bone
marrow