- host
macrophages in vivo, and
inhibit digestion by
lysosomal action,
thereby using macrophages for
their own
replication and
causing macrophage apoptosis...
- classification,
macrophage phenotype has been
divided into 2 groups: M1 (classically
activated macrophages) and M2 (alternatively
activated macrophages). This...
- The
terms "
macrophage" and "microphage" are used in
ecology to
describe heterotrophs that
consume food in two
different ways. Both
macrophages and microphages...
-
Regulatory macrophages (Mregs)
represent a
subset of anti-inflammatory
macrophages. In general,
macrophages are a very
dynamic and
plastic cell type and...
- The
alveolar macrophage is the
third cell type in the alveolus; the
others are the type I and type II pneumocytes.
Alveolar macrophages are phagocytes...
- into
macrophages and
dendritic cells. Thus, it is part of the immune/inflammatory cascade, by
which activation of a
small number of
macrophages can rapidly...
-
Dermal macrophages are
macrophages in the skin that
facilitate skin
homeostasis by
mediating wound repair, hair growth, and salt balance.
Their functional...
-
Apoptosis inhibitor of
macrophage (AIM) is a
protein produced by
macrophages that
regulates immune responses and inflammation. It
plays a
crucial role...
-
alveolar macrophages, also
known as
pulmonary foam cells, are
cells found in
bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
specimens that
consist of
macrophages containing...
- of
myeloid progenitors into
monocytes (which then
mature into
macrophages).
Macrophages have a wide
variety of
functions in the body
including phagocytosis...
