"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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foam Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Ma KL, Liu J, Wang CX, Ni J, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Lv LL, Ruan XZ, Liu BC. Activation of mTOR modulates SREBP-2 to induce foam cell formation through increased retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation. Cardiovasc Res. 2013 Dec 01; 100(3):450-60.
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Meiler S, Baumer Y, Huang Z, Hoffmann FW, Fredericks GJ, Rose AH, Norton RL, Hoffmann PR, Boisvert WA. Selenoprotein K is required for palmitoylation of CD36 in macrophages: implications in foam cell formation and atherogenesis. J Leukoc Biol. 2013 May; 93(5):771-80.
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Spann NJ, Garmire LX, McDonald JG, Myers DS, Milne SB, Shibata N, Reichart D, Fox JN, Shaked I, Heudobler D, Raetz CR, Wang EW, Kelly SL, Sullards MC, Murphy RC, Merrill AH, Brown HA, Dennis EA, Li AC, Ley K, Tsimikas S, Fahy E, Subramaniam S, Quehenberger O, Russell DW, Glass CK. Regulated accumulation of desmosterol integrates macrophage lipid metabolism and inflammatory responses. Cell. 2012 Sep 28; 151(1):138-52.
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Okoro EU, Zhao Y, Guo Z, Zhou L, Lin X, Yang H. Apolipoprotein E4 is deficient in inducing macrophage ABCA1 expression and stimulating the Sp1 signaling pathway. PLoS One. 2012; 7(9):e44430.
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Wu D, Yang H, Zhao Y, Sharan C, Goodwin JS, Zhou L, Guo Y, Guo Z. 2-Aminopurine inhibits lipid accumulation induced by apolipoprotein E-deficient lipoprotein in macrophages: potential role of eukaryotic initiation factor-2alpha phosphorylation in foam cell formation. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2008 Aug; 326(2):395-405.
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Wu D, Sharan C, Yang H, Goodwin JS, Zhou L, Grabowski GA, Du H, Guo Z. Apolipoprotein E-deficient lipoproteins induce foam cell formation by downregulation of lysosomal hydrolases in macrophages. J Lipid Res. 2007 Dec; 48(12):2571-8.
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Yang H, Roberts LJ, Shi MJ, Zhou LC, Ballard BR, Richardson A, Guo ZM. Retardation of atherosclerosis by overexpression of catalase or both Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase and catalase in mice lacking apolipoprotein E. Circ Res. 2004 Nov 26; 95(11):1075-81.