Role of bone marrow macrophages in controlling homeostasis and repair in bone and bone marrow niches

Simranpreet Kaur, Liza Jane Raggatt, Lena Batoon, David Arthur Hume, Jean-pierre Levesque, Allison Robyn Pettit

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Abstract

Macrophages, named for their phagocytic ability, participate in homeostasis, tissue regeneration and inflammatory responses. Bone and adjacent marrow contain multiple functionally unique resident tissue macrophage subsets which maintain and regulate anatomically distinct niche environments within these interconnected Tissues. Three bone-bone marrow resident tissue macrophages have been characterised; erythroblastic island macrophages, haematopoietic stem cell niche macrophages and osteal macrophages. The role of these macrophages in controlling homeostasis and repair in bone and bone marrow niches is reviewed in detail.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-21
JournalSeminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
Volume61
Early online date10 Aug 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2017

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • macrophages
  • stem cell niches
  • haematopoiesis
  • bone and bone marrow

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