Not exact matches
More recently, however, researchers have suggested that
macrophages — specialized immune cells that reside in the dermis — are attracted to the wound inflicted
by the tattoo needle and gobble up the tattoo pigment just as they would normally
engulf an invading pathogen or piece of a dying cell.
Moreover, the idea that the brain was isolated from immune reactions was challenged long ago
by insights about microglia cells, a type of
macrophage which resides in the brain,
engulfs antigens, and produces pro-inflammatory signaling molecules called cytokines.
The virus is
engulfed by cells of the immune system called
macrophages.