Infiltrating macrophages are broadly activated at the early stage to support acute skeletal muscle injury repair

Xingyu Wang, Wanming Zhao, Richard M. Ransohoff, Lan Zhou

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Abstract

Acute skeletal muscle injury repair requires an adequate inflammatory response predominated by macrophage infiltration. We studied the activation of infiltrating macrophages by analyzing the expression of M1/M2 signature genes. Most of the intramuscular macrophages were Ly6C hi at day 1 after BaCl 2 injection, while many were Ly6C lo at day 3. Ly6C hi macrophages at day 1 expressed a high level of both M1 and M2 genes, and the Ly6C hi and Ly6C lo macrophages at day 3 expressed a similar level of many M1/M2 genes. Infiltrating macrophages are broadly activated rather than polarized at the early stage to support acute skeletal muscle injury repair.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)55-66
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume317
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 15 2018

Keywords

  • M1/M2
  • Macrophage activation
  • Muscle regeneration
  • Skeletal muscle injury

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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