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Macrophages (/ˈmækroʊfeɪdʒ/;
abbreviated Mφ, MΦ or MP) are a type of
white blood cell of the
innate immune system that
engulf and
digest pathogens, such...
- The
terms "
macrophage" and "microphage" are used in
ecology to
describe heterotrophs that
consume food in two
different ways. Both
macrophages and microphages...
- Granulocyte-
macrophage colony-stimulating
factor (GM-CSF), also
known as colony-stimulating
factor 2 (CSF2), is a
monomeric glycoprotein secreted by
macrophages,...
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Macrophage polarization is a
process by
which macrophages adopt different functional programs in
response to the
signals from
their microenvironment....
- Smoker's
macrophages are
alveolar macrophages whose characteristics,
including appearance, cellularity, phenotypes,
immune response, and
other functions...
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Regulatory macrophages (Mregs)
represent a
subset of anti-inflammatory
macrophages. In general,
macrophages are a very
dynamic and
plastic cell type and...
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Macrophage activation syndrome is a severe,
potentially life-threatening,
complication of
several chronic rheumatic diseases of childhood. It
occurs most...
- An
alveolar macrophage,
pulmonary macrophage, (or dust cell) is a type of
macrophage, a
professional phagocyte,
found in the
airways and at the
level of...
- Bone-marrow-derived
macrophage (BMDM)
refers to
macrophage cells that are
generated in a
research laboratory from
mammalian bone
marrow cells.
BMDMs can...
- CFU-GM (Colony
Forming Unit–Granulocyte–
Macrophage), also
known as granulocyte–
macrophage progenitor (GMP), is a
colony forming unit. It is
derived from...
