Nomenclature of monocytes and dendritic cells in blood
Loems Ziegler-Heitbrock, Petronela Ancuta, Suzanne Crowe, Marc Dalod, Veronika Grau, Derek N Hart, Pieter J M Leenen, Yong-Jun Liu, Gordon MacPherson, Gwendalyn J Randolph, Juergen Scherberich, Juergen Schmitz, Ken Shortman, Silvano Sozzani, Herbert Strobl, Marek Zembala, Jonathan M Austyn, Manfred B Lutz, Loems Ziegler-Heitbrock, Petronela Ancuta, Suzanne Crowe, Marc Dalod, Veronika Grau, Derek N Hart, Pieter J M Leenen, Yong-Jun Liu, Gordon MacPherson, Gwendalyn J Randolph, Juergen Scherberich, Juergen Schmitz, Ken Shortman, Silvano Sozzani, Herbert Strobl, Marek Zembala, Jonathan M Austyn, Manfred B Lutz
Abstract
Monocytes and cells of the dendritic cell lineage circulate in blood and eventually migrate into tissue where they further mature and serve various functions, most notably in immune defense. Over recent years these cells have been characterized in detail with the use of cell surface markers and flow cytometry, and subpopulations have been described. The present document proposes a nomenclature for these cells and defines 3 types of monocytes (classical, intermediate, and nonclassical monocytes) and 3 types of dendritic cells (plasmacytoid and 2 types of myeloid dendritic cells) in human and in mouse blood. This classification has been approved by the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Immunological Societies, and we are convinced that it will facilitate communication among experts and in the wider scientific community.
Source: PubMed