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Cynthia Hong, Yoko Kidani, Noelia A-Gonzalez, Tram Phung, Ayaka Ito, Xin Rong, Katrin Ericson, Hanna Mikkola, Simon W. Beaven, Lloyd S. Miller, Wen-Hai Shao, Philip L. Cohen, Antonio Castrillo, Peter Tontonoz, Steven J. Bensinger
Published in Volume 122, Issue 1
J Clin Invest. 2012; 122(1):337–347 doi:10.1172/JCI58393
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Figure 6
The LXR/MER axis regulates neutrophil clearance and homeostasis.

(A) Mertk, Gas6, and Axl gene expression from WT and LXRαβ–/– thioglycolate-elicited peritoneal macrophages treated with GW3965 (1 μM) or cocultured with aged neutrophils for 18 hours. Data are representative of 3 experiments performed in triplicate. (B and C) Confocal microscopy images (B) and quantification of neutrophil phagocytosis (C). WT thioglycolate-elicited peritoneal macrophages were treated with control IgG or anti-Mer Ab and then cocultured with aged neutrophils for 90 minutes. Subsequently, cultures were extensively washed with cold PBS and enzyme free cell dissociation buffer to remove non- and semiadherent neutrophils. Cells were stained for CD68 expression and Ly6G expression to distinguish macrophages from neutrophils (original magnification, ×400), and the phagocytic index was determined. Data are representative of 3 experiments performed in triplicate. (D and E) Frequency of blood GR-1hiCD11bhi cells from 5- to 6-week-old WT, Gas6–/–, or Mertk–/– mice. Percent cells in the circled region is indicated in each plot. FACS plots are representative of 4 mice per group.