Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of human intermediate monocytes based on HLA‐DR expression

The authors acknowledge the kind contribution of time and samples by study participants, as well as the assistance of the nursing and medical staff at the Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (CDEM) at Galway University Hospital. We also acknowledge assistance provided by Dr Paula O'Shea, Consultant Biochemist and staff at the Department of Biochemistry, Galway University Hospital. EPC, SN and SMS were supported by the Molecular Medicine Ireland Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Programme which was funded by the Irish Government's Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions, Cycle 5 and by NUI Galway. MCD was supported by the Health Services Executive (HSE) of Ireland, Medical Education, Training & Research (METR) Section and the Health Research Board (HRB) of Ireland under the National Specialist Registrar/Senior Registrar Academic Fellowship Program (NSAFP). JKE was partly‐funded by grants from the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET EMPOWER fellowship) and the Health Research Board (grant number RP2006182N). Funding support was also received from Science Foundation Ireland [Regenerative Medicine Institute Strategic Research Cluster, grant number 09/SRC‐B1794; CURAM Research Centre, grant number 13/RC/2073 (MDG, TO'B, RC) and Principal Investigators grant numbers 07/IN1/B958 and 13/IA/1954 (NFL)], from the European Commission [Horizon 2020 Collaborative Health Project NEPHSTROM (Novel Stromal Cell Therapy for Diabetic Kidney Disease; grant 634086 (MDG, TO'B)] and from the European Regional Development Fund (all authors). All flow cytometry and cell sorting experiments were performed in the NUI Galway Flow Cytometry Core Facility which is supported by funds from NUI Galway, Science Foundation Ireland, the Irish Government's Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions, Cycle 5 and the European Regional Development Fund.