"Giant Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Multinucleated masses produced by the fusion of many cells; often associated with viral infections. In AIDS, they are induced when the envelope glycoprotein of the HIV virus binds to the CD4 antigen of uninfected neighboring T4 cells. The resulting syncytium leads to cell death and thus may account for the cytopathic effect of the virus.
| Descriptor ID |
D015726
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Giant Cells- Giant Cells
- Cell, Giant
- Cells, Giant
- Giant Cell
- Syncytium
- Polykaryocytes
- Polykaryocyte
- Syncytia
- Giant Cells, Multinucleated
- Cell, Multinucleated Giant
- Cells, Multinucleated Giant
- Giant Cell, Multinucleated
- Multinucleated Giant Cell
- Multinucleated Giant Cells
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Giant Cells" by people in Profiles.
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The resting membrane potential of hSC-CM in a syncytium is more hyperpolarised than that of isolated cells. Channels (Austin). 2021 Dec; 15(1):239-252.
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Monocyte progenitors give rise to multinucleated giant cells. Nat Commun. 2021 04 01; 12(1):2027.
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Mulberry cells in the thyroid: warthin-finkeldey-like cells in hashimoto thyroiditis-associated lymphoma. Diagn Cytopathol. 2017 Mar; 45(3):212-216.
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A passionate endurance cyclist ultimately survives sudden death in right ventricular giant cell myocarditis. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jan 01; 170(3):e74-5.
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Infiltrating mammary carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells. Hawaii Med J. 2010 Dec; 69(12):284-5.
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Neonatal giant cell hepatitis: histological and etiological findings. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010 Oct; 34(10):1498-503.
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Giant cell tubulitis with tubular basement membrane immune deposits: a report of two cases after cardiac valve replacement surgery. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Sep; 1(5):920-4.
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Successful management of asystole with an isolated left ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Apr; 25(4):490-2.
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Analysis of the pH requirement for membrane fusion of different isolates of the paramyxovirus parainfluenza virus 5. J Virol. 2006 Mar; 80(6):3071-7.
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A retroperitoneal mass in an elderly woman. Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma, classic variant, with reactive osteoclast-like giant cells. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 May; 129(5):703-5.