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. 2013 Mar 17;2013:831387. doi: 10.1155/2013/831387

Table 1.

Macrophage subsets.

Populations Inducing agents Functions
GM-CSF;
IFN-γ + LPS;
TNF-α
(i) High capacity for antigen presentation
(ii) Th1 polarization
MI (iii) Defense against bacteria
(iv) Tumor suppression
(v) Immunostimulation
(vi) Ability to induce a cytotoxic effect

MII
 MIIa IL-4; IL-13 (i) Th2 polarization
 MIIb Immune complex; (ii) Down-regulation of adaptive immunity
IL-1R agonists; TLR ligands (iii) Tumor growth promotion
 MIIc IL-10; TGF-β; (iv) Proangiogenic
glucocorticoids (v) Tissue remodeling and repair