macrophage activation

Preferred Label : macrophage activation;

MeSH definition : The process of altering the morphology and functional activity of macrophages so that they become avidly phagocytic. It is initiated by lymphokines, such as the macrophage activation factor (MAF) and the macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MMIF), immune complexes, C3b, and various peptides, polysaccharides, and immunologic adjuvants.;

MeSH synonym : activations, macrophage; activation, macrophage; macrophage activations;

Details

Origin ID

D008262;

UMLS CUI

C0024426;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Armed macrophage (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Macrophage activation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- armed macrophage [SNOMED Notion]
- macrophage activation [GO term]
Indexing information
- TAN 1030A [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- TAN 999 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- lipid X [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- lipid Y [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- lumin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- macrophage stimulatory lipopeptide 2 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- macrophage activation [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- macrophage activation [GO term]

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