Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8418419 | Journal of Immunological Methods | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Foxp3 has been reported to be expressed in macrophages. ⺠We determined the macrophage phenotype in bone marrow and spleen of apo Eâ/â mice. ⺠Flow cytometry analysis showed that the Foxp3-positive macrophages are an artifact. ⺠qPCR analysis confirmed flow cytometry data ⺠Foxp3 expression in macrophages is an artifact of autofluorescence.
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Fuqiang Li, Mingjie Yang, Lai Wang, Ian Williamson, Fang Tian, Minghui Qin, Prediman K. Shah, Behrooz G. Sharifi,