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. 2021 Jun 10;12:660865. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.660865

Table 1.

Pro-resolving factors that promote phagocytosis.

Phagocyte Phagocytic action elicited References
Lipid Mediators EPA Derived RvE1 Macrophages (human and murine) -Increases phagocytosis of Zymosan, E. coli, C. albicans (1519)
Neutrophils (human and murine)
-Promotes efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
RvE2 Macrophages (human) -Increases phagocytosis of Zymosan (20)
RvE4 Macrophages (human) -Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN, effete RBCs (21, 22)
DHA Derived RvD1, AT-RvD1 Macrophages (human, murine, rat) - Increases phagocytosis of Zymosan, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, NTHi, IgA-OVA-coated beads, Amyloidβ, clot particles, cancer cell debris (2341)
Neutrophils (human and murine) - Promotes efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN, osteoblasts, Jurkats, macrophages, thymocytes, and sickle cell RBCs
Fibroblasts (human) -Enhances clearance of necroptotic cells
RvD2 Macrophages (human and murine) -Enhances phagocytosis of live E. coli (29, 4244)
Neutrophils (human and murine)
-Promotes efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN apoptotic osteoblasts
RvD3, AT-RvD3 Macrophages (human and murine) -Enhances phagocytosis (40, 45)
-Promotes efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
-Increases uptake of cancer cell debris
RvD4 Macrophages (human) -Enhances phagocytosis of S. aureus, Zymosan (25, 46)
Fibroblasts (Human)
Whole blood phagocytes
-Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
RvD5 Macrophages (human) -Enhances phagocytosis of E. coli (23)
MaR1, MaR2 Macrophages (human and murine) -Enhances phagocytosis of E. coli, Zymosan (4750)
–Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
PD1/NPD1, AT-PD1 Macrophages (human and murine) -Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN, thymocytes (15, 23, 41, 5154)
Cys SPMs: Macrophages (human and murine) -Enhances phagocytosis of E. coli, Zymosan (8, 5559)
MCTR1,
MCTR2,
MCTR3, -Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
PCTR1,
PCTR2,
PCTR3,
RCTR1,
RCTR2,
RCTR3
n-3 DPA derived SPMs RvD5n-3DPA Macrophages (human and murine) -Increases phagocytosis of S. aureus, Zymosan (9, 14, 60)
PD1n-3DPA
Marn-3DPA
RvDn-3DPA
RvT -Enhances efferocytosis of apoptotic HL-60 cells
AA Derived LXA4, AT-LXA4 Macrophages (human, murine, rat, THP-1 cells) -Enhances efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN (6163)
LXB4, AT-LXB4 Macrophages (human, murine, rat) -Increases phagocytosis of E. coli (63, 64)
-Enhances efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
Proteins Annexin A1, Ac2-26 Macrophages (human) -Enhances efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN (65)
DEL-1 Macrophages (murine) -Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN (66)
IL-10 Macrophages (human) -Increases phagocytosis of E. coli (67)
-Enhances efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
IFN-β Macrophages (murine) -Enhances efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN (68)
Galectin-1 Microglial cells Macrophages -Enhances phagocytosis of myelin (69, 70)
–Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
Galectin-3 Neutrophils (human) -Enhances phagocytosis IgG-RBCs (71, 72)
Macrophages (murine)
–Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
Melanocortin Macrophages (murine) -Enhances phagocytosis of zymosan (73)
–Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
Alpha-2-macroglobin Macrophages (murine) -Enhances phagocytosis of zymosan (74)
–Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
Gases H2S Macrophages -Enhances phagocytosis of bacteria (75)
CO Macrophages (human) -Increases phagocytosis of zymosan (76)
–Increases efferocytosis of apoptotic PMN
Nucleotides Adenosine PMN -Stimulates Fc-mediated phagocytosis (77)
Lipids Estrogen Microglial cells -Stimulated efferocytosis of apoptotic PC12 cells (78)