| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - One intriguing feature of macrophage biology is the ability of activated macrophage populations to initially produce proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-??, IL-1??, IL-6, and IL-12 (4), and subsequently, the second phase of the macrophage response involves the production of IL-10, a potent immunosuppressive cytokine, which down-regulates the production of proinflammatory cytokines (5).
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