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Foam Cells
Known as:
Foam Cell
, Foamy macrophages
, Cells, Foam
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Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells. (MeSH)
National Institutes of Health
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
TRPV1 activation impedes foam cell formation by inducing autophagy in oxLDL-treated vascular smooth muscle cells
B-H Li
,
Y-W Yin
,
+6 authors
J-C Li
Cell Death and Disease
2014
Corpus ID: 15257664
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are an important origin of foam cells besides macrophages. The mechanisms underlying VSMC…
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Elevated microRNA-155 promotes foam cell formation by targeting HBP1 in atherogenesis.
Fu-Ju Tian
,
Li-na An
,
+13 authors
Qing Jing
Cardiovascular Research
2013
Corpus ID: 18642773
AIM MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in inflammatory responses of macrophages. However, the function of miRNAs in macrophage…
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Contribution of monocyte-derived macrophages and smooth muscle cells to arterial foam cell formation.
S. Allahverdian
,
Parveer S. Pannu
,
G. Francis
Cardiovascular Research
2012
Corpus ID: 2037411
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are the main cell type in intimal thickenings and some stages of human atherosclerosis. Like monocyte…
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Changes in atherosclerotic plaques induced by inhalation of diesel exhaust.
Ni Bai
,
T. Kido
,
+6 authors
S. Eeden
Atherosclerosis
2011
Corpus ID: 23387895
Review
2006
Review
2006
RUTI: a new chance to shorten the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection.
P. Cardona
Tuberculosis
2006
Corpus ID: 9515485
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis and expression of lymphangiogenic factors in the atherosclerotic intima of human coronary arteries.
T. Nakano
,
Y. Nakashima
,
+6 authors
K. Sueishi
Human Pathology
2005
Corpus ID: 25105608
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Foamy Macrophages within Lung Granulomas of Mice Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Express Molecules Characteristic of Dendritic Cells and Antiapoptotic Markers of the TNF Receptor-Associated…
D. Ordway
,
M. Henao-Tamayo
,
I. Orme
,
M. Gonzalez-Juarrero
Journal of Immunology
2005
Corpus ID: 36749674
Highly vacuolated or foamy macrophages are a distinct characteristic of granulomas in the lungs of animals infected with…
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Review
2001
Review
2001
12/15-lipoxygenase, oxidative modification of LDL and atherogenesis.
C. Funk
,
T. Cyrus
Trends in cardiovascular medicine
2001
Corpus ID: 22364694
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Disruption of the 12/15-lipoxygenase gene diminishes atherosclerosis in apo E-deficient mice.
T. Cyrus
,
J. Witztum
,
+4 authors
C. Funk
Journal of Clinical Investigation
1999
Corpus ID: 20565992
Atherosclerosis may be viewed as an inflammatory disease process that includes early oxidative modification of LDLs, leading to…
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Donor-derived cells in the central nervous system of twitcher mice after bone marrow transplantation.
P. Hoogerbrugge
,
Kinuko Suzuki
,
B. Poorthuis
,
Takurou Kobayashi
,
Gerard Wagemaker
,
D. Bekkum
Science
1988
Corpus ID: 12361498
The twitcher mouse is an animal model of galactosylceramidase deficiency, comparable to Krabbe's disease, a lysosomal storage…
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