macrophage Definition
macro·phage (mak′rō fāj′)
macrophage Related Forms
mac′ro·phag′ic (-faj′ik) adjective
macrophage Usage Examples
Converse of object
- activate: These activated macrophages then migrate to draining lymph nodes, where they stimulate naive T cells ( Ref.
- call: Creates large killer cells called macrophages or ' big eaters ' along with other types of immune system fighter cells.
- include: Other types of white blood cells include macrophages and neutrophils.
- target: David is well known for his expertise in using gene targeted macrophages to deliver cytokines to inflamed sites to provide in vivo biosensors.
- infect: Changes in gene transcription in macrophages infected with M. tuberculosis are being monitored using an Affymetrix gene chip array system.
Converse of subject
produce: IL-6 is another of the inflammatory cytokines produced by macrophages.
Adjective modifier
- alveolar: The researchers will study the pattern of release of interleukins by alveolar macrophages that have been treated with fibers.
- human: Background The laboratory has previously identified a pathway by which infected human macrophages are induced to kill intracellular mycobacteria rapidly.
- infected: Background The laboratory has previously identified a pathway by which infected human macrophages are induced to kill intracellular mycobacteria rapidly.
- tumour-associated: The role of tumour-associated macrophages in tumor progression: implications for new anti-cancer therapies.
Modifies a noun
- infiltration: Association of macrophage infiltration with angiogenesis and prognosis in invasive breast carcinoma.
- activation: Efficacy of cyclosporine A in the treatment of macrophage activation syndrome in juvenile arthritis: Report of five cases.
- colony: The cells were collected after the daughter was given granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor for 5 days to boost her white blood cells.
- migration: Title of Research What controls macrophage migration inhibitory factor in inflammatory arthritis?
- cell: Once in certain tissues they probably cause inflammation by stimulating macrophage cells.
- function: This herb stimulates the immune system in several different ways, including enhancing macrophage function and increasing T-cell response.
Noun used with modifier
- granulocyte: The cells were collected after the daughter was given granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor for 5 days to boost her white blood cells.
- tissue: They can leave the blood stream and are then referred to as tissue macrophages.
- mouse: Novel triterpenoids suppress inducible nitric oxide synthase and inducible cyclooxygenase in mouse macrophages.
Preposition: in
vitro: Antagonistic effects of different classes of bisphosphonates in osteoclasts and macrophages in vitro.
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