foam cell

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foam cell

A cell that contains vacuoles; a lipid-filled macrophage.

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Inhibition of protein kinase Cbeta prevents foam cell formation by reducing scavenger receptor A expression in human macrophages.

TREM-1 is a positive regulator of TNF-[alpha] and IL-8 production in U937 foam cells

The macrophages get clogged with cholesterol and become what scientists call foam cells, which are one of the earliest markers of atherosclerosis."

Vitamin D for heart health in type 2 diabetes

Disrupted fibrous caps are usually heavily infiltrated by macrophage foam cells and such rupture-related macrophages are activated, indicating ongoing inflammation at the site of plaque disruption.

The atherosclerotic plaque

CRP activates complement through binding to the Fc[gamma] receptor and enhancing phagocytosis of low-density lipoprotein, leading to the formation of foam cells (Zwaka et al.

Induction of proinflammatory cytokines and C-reactive protein in human macrophage cell line U937 exposed to air pollution particulates

Pure, "Lipoproteins, macrophage function, and atherosclerosis: beyond the foam cell?," Cell Metabolism, vol.

A Snake Venom-Secreted Phospholipase [A.sub.2] Induces Foam Cell Formation Depending on the Activation of Factors Involved in Lipid Homeostasis

However, SMCs are also transformed into foam cells when cultured with modified LDL [22], and expression levels and/or patterns of scavenger receptors in macrophages and SMCs are different between C57Bl/6 and ddY mice [23].

[[sup.18]F]FDG Uptake in the Aortic Wall Smooth Muscle of Atherosclerotic Plaques in the Simian Atherosclerosis Model

Correlation between Macrophage Foam Cell Formation and Glycemic Control.

Combination Therapy with a Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor and a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Additively Suppresses Macrophage Foam Cell Formation and Atherosclerosis in Diabetic Mice

Supplementary Figure 1 (in Supplementary Material available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7124251) shows that, upon incubation of the studied cells with LDL/LDL-FITC for 3 hours, no foam cell formation was evident.

Punicalagin Induces Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Influx to Macrophages

Atherosclerosis (AS) is an inflammatory disease characterized by lipid accumulation and foam cell formation by monocyte-derived macrophages and smooth muscle cells (Tabata et al., 2003; Deng et al., 2005).

Inhibitions of vascular endothelial growth factor expression and foam cell formation by EGb 761, a special extract of Ginkgo biloba, in oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein-induced human THP-1 monocytes cells

Inflammatory changes without foam cell lesions and typical atheromata have also been observed in C.

Potential infectious etiologies of atherosclerosis: a multifactorial perspective. (Synopses)

Necrotic adipose tissue is characterized by foam cell after the phagocytosis by a large number of macrophages.

Nodular Panniculitis with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

During impact, gas is squeezed out of the open foam cell and energy is dissipated.