CD Markers
CD169
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PubMed Search: CD169 [title]
CD169
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 February 2002
Minor changes: 12 November 2020
Copyright: 2002-2021, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: CD169 [title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. CD169. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cdmarkerscd169.html. Accessed January 16th, 2021.
Definition / general
- A.K.A. sialoadhesin
- Macrophage-restricted cellular interaction molecule that binds sialylated ligands
- Highly expressed on macrophages in chronically inflamed tissues, such as rheumatoid synovium and atherosclerotic plaques
Positive staining - normal
- Macrophages (all sites but microglia)
Negative staining
- Microglia
