| Literature DB >> 27558334 |
Roni Levin1,2, Sergio Grinstein1,2,3, Johnathan Canton1.
Abstract
Phagocytosis, the regulated uptake of large particles (>0.5 μm in diameter), is essential for tissue homeostasis and is also an early, critical component of the innate immune response. Phagocytosis can be conceptually divided into three stages: phagosome, formation, maturation, and resolution. Each of these involves multiple reactions that require exquisite spatial and temporal orchestration. The molecular events underlying these stages are being unraveled and the current state of knowledge is briefly summarized in this article.Keywords: bacterial; dendritic cells; fungal; lipid mediators; monocytes/macrophages; neutrophils
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27558334 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12439
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Rev ISSN: 0105-2896 Impact factor: 12.988