Table 2.
Subsets | Cell Percent | Surface Markers | Gene Profile | Chemokine Receptors | Productions | Functions |
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Classical | ∼ 90 | CD14⁺CD16⁻ | Angiogenesis, wound healing, inflammation | CCR2hi, CX3CR1lo, CD62L+, CD64−, CD163+ | ROS, IL-10hi, TNFαlow | Phagocytic actions |
Intermediate | ∼ 10 | CD14⁺CD16⁺ | T cell activation, antigen presenting action | CCR2mi, CX3CR1hi, CD62L+, CD64−, CD163+ | IL-1βhi, TNFαhi | Inflammatory actions |
Non-classical | 2–8 | CD14⁺CD16⁺⁺ | Monitoring, inflammation, | CCR2lo, CX3CR1hi, CD62L−, CD64+, CD163− | IL-1βhi, TNFαhi | Vessel patrolling |
Abbreviations: CD, cluster of differentiation; CCR, C-C chemokine receptor; hi, high expression level; mi, medium expression level; lo, low expression level; CX3CR, C-X3-C chemokine receptor; CXCR, C-X-C chemokine receptor; IL, Interleukin; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor α; ROS, reactive oxygen species.