"Macrophage Activation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The process of altering the morphology and functional activity of macrophages so that they become avidly phagocytic. It is initiated by lymphokines, such as the macrophage activation factor (MAF) and the macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MMIF), immune complexes, C3b, and various peptides, polysaccharides, and immunologic adjuvants.
| Descriptor ID |
D008262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G12.287.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Macrophage Activation- Macrophage Activation
- Activation, Macrophage
- Activations, Macrophage
- Macrophage Activations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macrophage Activation" by people in Profiles.
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Folate receptor ? performs an immune checkpoint function in activated macrophages. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1638907.
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LKB1 activated by NaB inhibits the IL-4/STAT6 axis and ameliorates renal fibrosis through the suppression of M2 macrophage polarization. Life Sci. 2025 Jun 01; 370:123564.
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Macrophage Therapy for Acute Liver Injury (MAIL): a study protocol for a phase 1 randomised, open-label, dose-escalation study to evaluate safety, tolerability and activity of allogeneic alternatively activated macrophages in patients with paracetamol-induced acute liver injury in the UK. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 09; 14(12):e089417.
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Macrophage fate: to kill or not to kill? Infect Immun. 2024 09 10; 92(9):e0047623.
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Excretory/Secretory Products From Trichinella spiralis Adult Worms Attenuated DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice by Driving PD-1-Mediated M2 Macrophage Polarization. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:563784.
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Leptin Signaling Contributes to Aromatase Inhibitor Resistant Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Activation of Macrophages. Biomolecules. 2020 04 03; 10(4).
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Vitamin D Receptor Activation in Liver Macrophages Ameliorates Hepatic Inflammation, Steatosis, and Insulin Resistance in Mice. Hepatology. 2020 05; 71(5):1559-1574.
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Tuberculosis Resistance and Nanoparticles: Combating the Dual Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Macrophages for Tuberculosis Management. Crit Rev Ther Drug Carrier Syst. 2020; 37(2):161-182.
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Short ragweed pollen promotes M2 macrophage polarization via TSLP/TSLPR/OX40L signaling in allergic inflammation. Mucosal Immunol. 2019 09; 12(5):1141-1149.
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Challenges in the diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Recommendations from the North American Consortium for Histiocytosis (NACHO). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 11; 66(11):e27929.