Review Article

Monocyte Heterogeneity: Consequences for Monocyte-Derived Immune Cells

Table 1

Human monocyte subsets and their murine counterparts.

SubsetMarkersChemokine receptorsMain functions

Human
 ClassicalCD14++CD16CCR2CX3CR1Immune response
Phagocytosis
 IntermediateCD14+(+)CD16+CCR2CX3CR1Proinflammatory
Wound healing
 NonclassicalCD14+CD16++CCR2CX3CR1Patrolling role
Fibrosis
Mouse
 Classical/intermediate ()Ly6C+CD11b+CD115+CCR2CX3CR1Proinflammatory
Phagocytosis
 NonclassicalLy6CCD11b+CD115+CCR2CX3CR1Patrolling
Tissue repair

() Murine Ly6C (classical/intermediate) monocytes are sometimes further divided into Ly6C and Ly6C monocytes.