Peripheral-blood monocytes show morphological, antigenic and functional heterogeneity. Tissue-resident macrophage populations are replenished by a combination of local proliferation of precursors and ...

Your blood is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. White blood cells only make up about 1% of your blood, but they have an important function. As part of your immune ...

A new report builds on previous research that could help scientists better understand type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk. Altered levels and activity of monocytes appear to correlate with the progression of ...

A high monocyte count, referred to as monocytosis, occurs when the body is subject to acute or chronic inflammation caused by things like infections, trauma, medications, autoimmune diseases, and ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers report a mechanism wherein peripheral immune factors could impact central nervous system (CNS) function and behavior under stress. Stress-related ...

It is important to note that certain macrophages do not develop from monocytes, instead being derived from embryonic progenitors, for example Kupffer cells in the liver, and are often described as ...