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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Rev Oncog. 2013;18(3):197–220. doi: 10.1615/critrevoncog.2013004503

TABLE 2.

Specific Phenotypes of Macrophages (MΦs) in Different Tissues.

Organ Location and types Markers
Liver (266268) Sinusoids Kupffer cells F4/80highCD11blowCD169+ CD68+Mac-2+
Spleen (269273) Red pulp MΦs F4/80high CD11blow CD169low MHCIIlowD163+CD68+CD115+CD172a+
Marginal zone MΦs F4/80SIGN-R1+MARCO+
Marginal zone Metalophilic MΦs, F4/80CD169+
Tingible body MΦs F4/80CD11bCD68+MFG-E8+
Lung (267, 274278) Alveolar MΦs F4/80+CD11blowCD169+CD11chighCD68+SiglecF+ MARCO+Mac-2+
Alveolar interstitialMΦs CD11cF480+CD68+MHCII+
Lymph Node (279, 280) Subcapsular sinus MΦs F4/80lowCD11b+CD169+CD11low
Medullary MΦs F4/80high CD11b+CD169+CD11clow
Boundary between the sinus and the T cell zone CD11chighCD169+
B cell follicle MΦs MHCII+F4/80+CD169+CD11chighCD8+
Germinal centertingible body MΦs F4/80CD11bCD68+MFG-E8+
Gut (281, 282) Lamina propria MΦs, MHCII+F4/80+CD11b+CD11c+CD103CD115+CX3CR1+CD172a+
Muscular layer and serosa MΦs MHCIIhighF4/80+CD11b+CD169+CD11clowCX3CR1+CD103CD115+
Bone (283285) Bone marrow MΦs CD169+F4/80+CD11blowCD169+CD11clowCD68+CX3CR1CD115+
Pro-osteoclasts CD11bF4/80
Pre-osteoclasts CD11bF4/80lowlow
Mature osteoclasts CD11b+F4/80medium
Thymus (286) Germinal center subcapsular MΦs, MHCII+F4/80+Mac-2FcγRII+FcγRIII+
Germinal center cortex MΦs MHCIIF4/80+Mac-2+FcγRII+FcγRIII+
Germinal center cortico-medullaryMΦs, MHCII+F4/80+Mac-2+ FcγRIIhighFcγRIIIhigh
Germinal center medullar MΦs MHCIIhighF4/80+Mac-2+ FcγRII+FcγRIII+
Skin (287, 288) Dermal MΦs F4/80+CD11b+CD11clowmMGL+CD206+MHCIIlowCD169+
Peritoneal lavage (289) Peritoneal MΦs CD11bhigh F4/80high CD11c
Brain (290) Microglial cells CD11b+CD14+CSFR1+CX3CR1+CD172+CD200+CD45+