Transcriptome of cytokines-polarized mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages

To understand the molecular signature of the IL-10/IL-18 polarized macrophages, we performed transcriptome analysis for mouse BMDMs polarized with PBS (Naïve), IFN-? (classic M1 stimulator, M1, 20ng/ml), IL-4 (alternative M2 stimulator, M2, 20ng/ml), IL-10 (M10, 2000ng/ml), IL-18 (M18, 2000ng/ml) or IL-10 and IL-18 (M1018, 2000ng/ml each). These data suggest that IL-10 and IL-18 cooperatively modulate a set of gene expressions and pathway activities in macrophages and contribute to a distinct polarization state. Overall design: Transcriptome of mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages polarized with six different groups of cytokines.