"Foam Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D005487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.372.368 A11.627.482.368 A11.733.397.368 A15.382.680.397.368 A15.382.812.522.368
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| Concept/Terms |
Foam Cells- Foam Cells
- Cell, Foam
- Cells, Foam
- Foam Cell
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foam Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Mo C, Yang M, Han X, Li J, Gao G, Tai H, Huang N, Xiao H. Fat mass and obesity-associated protein attenuates lipid accumulation in macrophage foam cells and alleviates atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. J Hypertens. 2017 04; 35(4):810-821.
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Lovewell RR, Sassetti CM, VanderVen BC. Chewing the fat: lipid metabolism and homeostasis during M. tuberculosis infection. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2016 Feb; 29:30-6.
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Koupenova M, Johnston-Cox H, Ravid K. Regulation of atherosclerosis and associated risk factors by adenosine and adenosine receptors. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2012 Oct; 14(5):460-8.
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Kalayoglu MV, Miranpuri GS, Golenbock DT, Byrne GI. Characterization of low-density lipoprotein uptake by murine macrophages exposed to Chlamydia pneumoniae. Microbes Infect. 1999 May; 1(6):409-18.