Phagocytes such as macrophages and neutrophils contain multiple lysosomes, which possess a variety of digestive enzymes. Upon stimulation, phagocytes secrete these digestive enzymes through a process ...

Mononuclear phagocytes are essential for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis and have crucial roles in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), both in mouse and man. The maintenance of robust gut ...

Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation. A team has now shown that individual phagocytes in the central nervous system can play both roles, sequentially adopting different ...

Every day, billions of damaged or unnecessary cells die and are swept away by the immune system’s cleanup crew—phagocytes. But when that clearance falters, dangerous cells can linger, fueling cancer ...

Specially engineered 'young' immune cells could help to reverse the effects of aging and the damage to brain cells caused by diseases such as Alzheimer's, according to a new study in mice. In their ...

Phagocytes such as macrophages and neutrophils contain multiple lysosomes, which possess a variety of digestive enzymes. Upon stimulation, phagocytes secrete these digestive enzymes through a process ...