Macrophages
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Macrophages. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Macrophages.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Epithelioid Cells - Characteristic cells of granulomatous hypersensitivity. They appear as large, flattened cells with i...
Foam Cells - Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells....
Giant Cells, Foreign-Body - Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages), characteristic of granulomatous inflammation, which form a...
Giant Cells, Langhans - Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages) seen in granulomatous inflammations such as tuberculosis, s...
Histiocytes - Macrophages found in the TISSUES, as opposed to those found in the blood (MONOCYTES) or serous cavit...
Kupffer Cells - Specialized phagocytic cells of the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM found on the luminal surface of the...
Macrophages - The relatively long-lived phagocytic cell of mammalian tissues that are derived from blood MONOCYTES...
Macrophages, Alveolar - Round, granular, mononuclear phagocytes found in the alveoli of the lungs. They ingest small inhaled...
Macrophages, Peritoneal - Mononuclear phagocytes derived from bone marrow precursors but resident in the peritoneum....
Monocyte-Macrophage Precursor Cells - Parent cells in the lineage that gives rise to MONOCYTES and MACROPHAGES....
Osteoclasts - A large multinuclear cell associated with the BONE RESORPTION. An odontoclast, also called cementocl...
U937 Cells - A human cell line established from a diffuse histiocytic lymphoma (HISTIOCYTIC LYMPHOMA, DIFFUSE) an...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
