The Role of Zinc and Zinc Homeostasis in Macrophage Function

Figure 1

Schematic model depicting the putative roles that zinc plays in macrophages during acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, and phagocytosis. BMDM: bone marrow-derived macrophage; PM: peritoneal macrophage; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; ROS: reactive oxygen species; TRIF: Toll/IL-1R domain-containing adapter inducing IFN-β.