"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 | 1 | 2 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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Foamy monocytes and atherogenesis in mice with combined hyperlipidemia and effects of antisense knockdown of apoCIII. J Lipid Res. 2025 Apr; 66(4):100763.
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Smooth muscle 22 alpha protein inhibits VSMC foam cell formation by supporting normal LXRa signaling, ameliorating atherosclerosis. Cell Death Dis. 2021 10 22; 12(11):982.
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WNT6/ACC2-induced storage of triacylglycerols in macrophages is exploited by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Invest. 2021 08 16; 131(16).
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Light-Dark Patterns Mirroring Shift Work Accelerate Atherosclerosis and Promote Vulnerable Lesion Phenotypes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 01 19; 10(2):e018151.
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Microbiota-Mediated Immune Regulation in Atherosclerosis. Molecules. 2021 Jan 01; 26(1).
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Epac1 (Exchange Protein Directly Activated by cAMP 1) Upregulates LOX-1 (Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor 1) to Promote Foam Cell Formation and Atherosclerosis Development. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 12; 40(12):e322-e335.
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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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Silencing carboxylesterase 1 in human THP-1 macrophages perturbs genes regulated by PPAR?/RXR and RAR/RXR: down-regulation of CYP27A1-LXRa signaling. Biochem J. 2018 02 09; 475(3):621-642.
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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.