"Lactic Acid" 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.
A normal intermediate in the fermentation (oxidation, metabolism) of sugar. The concentrated form is used internally to prevent gastrointestinal fermentation. (From Stedman, 26th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.511.459.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Lactic Acid- Lactic Acid
- 2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid
- 2 Hydroxypropanoic Acid
- 2-Hydroxypropionic Acid
- 2 Hydroxypropionic Acid
D-Lactic Acid- D-Lactic Acid
- D Lactic Acid
- Propanoic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-, (2R)-
L-Lactic Acid- L-Lactic Acid
- L Lactic Acid
- Sarcolactic Acid
- Propanoic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-, (2S)-
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| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Dynamic investigation of hypoxia-induced L-lactylation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Mar 11; 122(10):e2404899122.
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Lactic acid levels are associated with morbidity, length of stay, and total treatment costs in urban trauma patients with lower extremity long bone fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 May; 34(4):1963-1970.
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Lactate dehydrogenase A regulates tumor-macrophage symbiosis to promote glioblastoma progression. Nat Commun. 2024 Mar 05; 15(1):1987.
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Severely polarized extracellular acidity around tumour cells. Nat Biomed Eng. 2024 Jun; 8(6):787-799.
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PARK7 Catalyzes Stereospecific Detoxification of Methylglyoxal Consistent with Glyoxalase and Not Deglycase Function. Biochemistry. 2023 11 07; 62(21):3126-3133.
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Reversal of Lactate and PD-1-mediated Macrophage Immunosuppression Controls Growth of PTEN/p53-deficient Prostate Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 05 15; 29(10):1952-1968.
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Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells. Cell Metab. 2022 09 06; 34(9):1298-1311.e6.
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Tumor-Derived Lactic Acid Modulates Activation and Metabolic Status of Draining Lymph Node Stroma. Cancer Immunol Res. 2022 04 01; 10(4):482-497.
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Fibroblast pyruvate carboxylase is required for collagen production in the tumour microenvironment. Nat Metab. 2021 11; 3(11):1484-1499.
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Single-cell lactate production rate as a measure of glycolysis in endothelial cells. STAR Protoc. 2021 09 17; 2(3):100807.