"Phagocytosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The engulfing and degradation of microorganisms; other cells that are dead, dying, or pathogenic; and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES).
| Descriptor ID |
D010587
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.417.350 G09.188.665 G12.450.564.809 G12.688
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Phagocytosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Phagocytosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phagocytosis" by people in Profiles.
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Cell type-specific efferocytosis determines functional plasticity of alveolar macrophages. Sci Immunol. 2025 May 02; 10(107):eadl3852.
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PTEN inhibits scavenger receptor-mediated phagocytosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Immunohorizons. 2025 Apr 26; 9(6).
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Polygenic risk for alcohol use disorder affects cellular responses to ethanol exposure in a human microglial cell model. Sci Adv. 2024 Nov 08; 10(45):eado5820.
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Obesity induces PD-1 on macrophages to suppress anti-tumour immunity. Nature. 2024 Jun; 630(8018):968-975.
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Suppression of Tumor Cell Lactate-generating Signaling Pathways Eradicates Murine PTEN/p53-deficient Aggressive-variant Prostate Cancer via Macrophage Phagocytosis. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 12 01; 29(23):4930-4940.
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Genetic coding variant in complement factor B (CFB) is associated with increased risk for perianal Crohn's disease and leads to impaired CFB cleavage and phagocytosis. Gut. 2023 11; 72(11):2068-2080.
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Engineered human antibodies for the opsonization and killing of Staphylococcus aureus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 01 25; 119(4).
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Mitochondria in human neutrophils mediate killing of Staphylococcus aureus. Redox Biol. 2022 02; 49:102225.
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COVID-19 neuropathology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Brain. 2021 10 22; 144(9):2696-2708.
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Tubular lysosomes harbor active ion gradients and poise macrophages for phagocytosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 10 12; 118(41).