Monocyte Migration
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Tracking Mouse Bone Marrow Monocytes In Vivo
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Cited by 6 •
2015
Monocytes are key regulators of innate immunity and play a critical role in the renewal of the peripheral mononuclear phagocytic system and in case of inflammation. This manuscript describes the procedure of real time imaging of the mouse calvaria bone marrow to study the monocyte mobilisation mechanism.
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Characterization of Human Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells by Imaging Flow Cytometry: A Comparison between Two Monocyte Isolation Protocols
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Cited by 19 •
2016
This study compares two different methods of human monocyte isolation for obtaining in vitro dendritic cells (DCs). Monocytes are selected by adherence or negatively enriched by magnetic separation. Monocyte yield and viability along with MDDC viability, proliferation and CD11c/CD14 surface marker expression will be compared between both methods.
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Isolation of Monocytes from Whole Blood by Immunomagnetic Negative Selection
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2025
In this video, we demonstrate the isolation of monocytes from whole human blood by immunomagnetic negative separation. The isolated monocytes can be used for further downstream analysis.
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In Vitro Culture and Differentiation of Primary Monocytes into Macrophages
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2025
This video demonstrates the priming of primary monocytes into macrophages. Primary human monocytes can be isolated and differentiated to an M1-like pro-inflammatory phenotype using the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or to an M2-like anti-inflammatory phenotype using the macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF).
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Differentiation and Polarization of Monocyte-Derived Cells into Macrophage-Like Cells
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2025
In this video, we demonstrate a procedure to induce the differentiation and polarization of peripheral blood-derived monocytes into M1 or M2 macrophages. Incubation with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, lipopolysaccharide, and interferon‐gamma yields pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages, while incubation with macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-4 induces anti-inflammatory M2 macrophage production.
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Chemokines create a concentration gradient that provides directional information and activates monocyte integrins. This activation strengthens interactions with the vascular endothelium after initial selectin-mediated rolling. The coordinated response helps monocytes move from circulation toward tissues where immune surveillance, inflammation, and repair are required.
These stages represent progressively stronger and more specialized interactions with the endothelium. Selectin-mediated rolling slows circulating monocytes, integrin-dependent adhesion secures them to the vessel wall, and diapedesis enables passage between endothelial cells. Distinguishing the stages helps researchers analyze where vascular entry is regulated or disrupted.
Signals within the tissue help determine what monocytes become after they leave the bloodstream. Depending on these local cues, they can differentiate into macrophages or dendritic cells. This relationship connects migration with later immune functions, because the recruited cells may contribute differently to surveillance, inflammation, and repair.
Examining the process links vascular recruitment with the arrival of innate immune cells at affected tissues. It can clarify how chemokine-directed movement, endothelial interactions, and tissue differentiation contribute to host defense and inflammatory mechanisms. These insights help researchers connect an early trafficking event with subsequent tissue-level immune activity.
The process is relevant to research on infection, atherosclerosis, autoimmune disease, cancer, and tissue injury. In each setting, investigating how monocytes leave the bloodstream and respond to local signals can help clarify inflammatory or repair-related mechanisms. The same migration pathway therefore provides context across multiple disease and injury models.
Studies can follow the transition from vascular recruitment to tissue participation and cellular differentiation. Relevant outcomes include contributions to immune surveillance, inflammation, and repair, as well as development into macrophages or dendritic cells under local influence. Examining these outcomes shows how movement into tissue shapes broader biological responses.