"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 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macrophage Activation" by people in Profiles.
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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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Non-coding RNAs regulation of macrophage polarization in cancer. Mol Cancer. 2021 02 01; 20(1):24.
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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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Toll-like receptor 4 mediates the development of fatigue in the murine Lewis Lung Carcinoma model independently of activation of macrophages and microglia. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 12; 122:104874.
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Low-dose naltrexone inhibits the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer cells in vitro and effects indirectly on tumor-associated macrophages in vivo. Int Immunopharmacol. 2020 Sep; 86:106718.
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Anti-PD-1 Induces M1 Polarization in the Glioma Microenvironment and Exerts Therapeutic Efficacy in the Absence of CD8 Cytotoxic T Cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 09 01; 26(17):4699-4712.
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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.