"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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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Letter by Wu and Ballantyne Regarding Article, "Protein Kinase C? via Activating Transcription Factor 2-Mediated CD36 Expression and Foam Cell Formation of Ly6Chi Cells Contributes to Atherosclerosis". Circulation. 2019 04 23; 139(17):2077-2078.
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Hematopoietic origin of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease in adults. Blood. 2017 07 13; 130(2):167-175.
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Dyslipidaemia: PCSK9 inhibitors and foamy monocytes in familial hypercholesterolaemia. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2017 07; 14(7):385-386.
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy drugs inhibit in vitro cholesterol efflux from human macrophage-derived foam cells. Lab Invest. 2009 Dec; 89(12):1355-63.
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Validation of the circulating monocyte being representative of the cholesterol-loaded macrophage: biomediator activity. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008 Sep; 132(9):1432-5.
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C-reactive protein inhibits cholesterol efflux from human macrophage-derived foam cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 Mar; 28(3):519-26.
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Human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitor ritonavir inhibits cholesterol efflux from human macrophage-derived foam cells. Am J Pathol. 2007 Jul; 171(1):304-14.
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Foam cells in nipple aspiration fluid. Cytopathology. 2002 Feb; 13(1):64.