Targets on Macrophages (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Targets on Macrophages

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In skin biopsies from the legs of healthy people (left) there are abundant sensory nerve fibers (green) but few macrophages (red). Meanwhile, in biopsies from patients with pain due to diabetic neuropathy (right), macrophages (red) surround degenerating nerve fibers (green).

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Mohopatra lab

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