Synovial Macrophages in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Past, Present, and Future

• Main Authors: Jiajie Tu (Author), Xinming Wang (Author), Xun Gong (Author), Wenming Hong (Author), Dafei Han (Author), Yilong Fang (Author), Yawei Guo (Author), Wei Wei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The ontogeny of macrophages in most organs has already been established. Owing to the limited number and inaccessibility of synovial macrophages (SMs), the origin of SMs has not been fully elucidated. Previous studies suggested that SMs have two major origins, namely, tissue-resident and monocyte-de...