The term "macrophage" conjures images of a hungry white blood cell gobbling invading bacteria. However, macrophages do much more than that: Not only do they act as antimicrobial warriors ...

It is characterized by the accumulation of cholesteryl esters, macrophages, and fibrous elements in the intimal region underlying the endothelial-cell monolayer. The rupture of such lesions can ...

These genes correlated strongly with inflammatory biomarkers and macrophage markers ... inflammation within colorectal cancer. A marked imbalance between pro-inflammatory and inflammation ...

A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in November 2020 reports on the role played by hyperactive macrophages in a range of acute and chronic hyper-inflammatory conditions.