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Monocytes are a type of leukocyte or white blood cell. They are the largest type of leukocyte in the blood and can differentiate into macrophages and monocyte-derived dendritic cells. As a part of the vertebrate innate immune system monocytes also influence adaptive immune responses and exert tissue repair functions. There are at least three subclasses of monocytes in human blood based on their phenotypic receptors.
Monocytes are a type of white blood cell that are the largest of their kind and play important roles in fighting infections and repairing tissue damage. They matter because they can transform into other immune cells and help coordinate both the body's innate and adaptive immune responses.
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Key facts
- Cell.Name
- Monocyte
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- Blausen 0649 Monocyte (crop).png
- Cell.Caption
- 3D rendering of a monocyte
- Cell.Image2
- Monocytes, a type of white blood cell (Giemsa stained).jpg
- Cell.Caption2
- Monocytes under a light microscope from a peripheral blood smear surrounded by red blood cells
- Cell.System
- Immune system
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Research
181,412 papers- Selective Recruitment of Monocyte Subsets by Endothelial N-Glycans.ReviewThe American journal of pathology · 2020Regal-McDonald K, Patel RPDOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.01.006
- Monocyte-related markers as predictors of immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy and immune-related adverse events: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2025Ezdoglian A, Tsang-A-Sjoe M, Khodadust F et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10555-025-10246-6
- Monocyte heterogeneity in human cardiovascular disease.ReviewImmunobiology · 2012Zawada AM, Rogacev KS, Schirmer SH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2012.07.001
- Monocyte and macrophage dynamics during atherogenesis.ReviewArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2011Ley K, Miller YI, Hedrick CCDOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.221127
- Monocyte-mediated entry of pathogens into the central nervous system.ReviewNeuropathology and applied neurobiology · 1990Williams AE, Blakemore WFDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1990.tb01274.x
- Antigen presentation by mouse monocyte-derived cells: Re-evaluating the concept of monocyte-derived dendritic cells.ReviewMolecular immunology · 2021Coillard A, Segura EDOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.04.012
- Interleukin-2 and human monocyte activation.ReviewJournal of leukocyte biology · 1995Espinoza-Delgado I, Bosco MC, Musso T et al.DOI: 10.1002/jlb.57.1.13
- [History and perspectives of the monocyte-macrophage system].ReviewDer Pathologe · 2015Radzun HJDOI: 10.1007/s00292-015-0050-y
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cell type
- Subclass of
- agranulocytes
- Part of
- mononuclear phagocyte system
- Followed by
- dendritic cell
- Follows
- promonocyte
- Image
- Monocytes, a type of white blood cell (Giemsa stained).jpg
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Article · Italiano
I monociti sono i globuli bianchi più voluminosi (12-18 µm di diametro). Rappresentano il 6-8% della popolazione leucocitaria. I monociti sono capaci di extravasazione leucocitaria. In seguito a stimoli chemiotattici e infiammatori, la cellula raggiunge il compartimento vascolare e, da questo, il tessuto, dove matura in macrofago o in cellula dendritica.
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