Polarization and identification of macrophage, neutrophil, and MDSC subtypes
Cell type | Subtypes | Polarizing cytokines | Differentiating markers |
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Macrophages | M1 | IFN-γ, TNF-α | CD80+, CD86+, iNOS+ |
M2 | M-CSF, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, IL-34 | CD163+, CD206+, Arg1+ | |
Neutrophils | N1 | IFN-β | Expression of: CXCL9, CXCL10, TNF-α, IL-12, GM-CSF, iNOS |
N2 | TGF-β, G-CSF | Expression of: VEGF, MMP9, Arg1 | |
MDSCs | PMN-MDSCs | CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL5 | Human: CD11b+, CD14–, CD15+/CD66b+ Mouse: CD11b, Ly6Clow, Ly6G+ |
M-MDSCs | CCL-2 | Human: CD11b+, CD14–, CD15–/CD66b– Mouse: CD11b+, Ly6Chigh, Ly6G– |