Abstract
We investigated the effect of macrophage differentiation on the chemotactic activity to invade local damaged myoblasts using in vitro models of muscle injury. We found that: 1) the chemotactic activity of macrophages toward areas of damaged myoblasts might be induced more by live myoblasts than dead ones, 2) the chemotactic activity of macrophages is not due to velocity, but depends on the directionality toward damaged myoblast cells, and 3) macrophage differentiation strongly influence the chemotactic activity toward damaged myoblast cells through the expression of CCR2 and/or F-actin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-69 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Immunological Methods |
Volume | 393 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CCR2
- Dexamethasone
- F-actin
- Lipopolysaccharide
- TAXIScan
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology