Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
"Giant Cells, Foreign-Body" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages), characteristic of granulomatous inflammation, which form around exogenous material in the skin. They are similar in appearance to Langhans giant cells (GIANT CELLS, LANGHANS), but foreign-body giant cells have more abundant chromatin and their nuclei are scattered in an irregular pattern in the cytoplasm.
MeSH Number(s)
A11.329.372.376
A11.500.376
A11.627.482.376
A11.733.397.376
A15.382.680.397.376
A15.382.812.522.376
Concept/Terms
Giant Cells, Foreign-Body- Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
- Cell, Foreign-Body Giant
- Cells, Foreign-Body Giant
- Foreign-Body Giant Cell
- Foreign-Body Giant Cells
- Giant Cell, Foreign-Body
- Giant Cells, Foreign Body
- Foreign Body Giant Cell
- Foreign Body Giant Cells
- Foreign Body-Type Giant Cells
- Foreign Body Type Giant Cells
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Giant Cells, Foreign-Body" by people in Profiles.
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Mechanotransduction via a TRPV4-Rac1 signaling axis plays a role in multinucleated giant cell formation. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun; 296:100129.
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Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 Is Required for Foreign Body Response and Giant Cell Formation. Am J Pathol. 2019 08; 189(8):1505-1512.
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 is required to inhibit foreign body giant cell formation and activate osteoclasts under inflammatory and infectious conditions. J Bone Miner Metab. 2018 Nov; 36(6):679-690.
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In vivo response to decellularized mesothelium scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2018 02; 106(2):716-725.
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Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-4 (IRAK4) promotes inflammatory osteolysis by activating osteoclasts and inhibiting formation of foreign body giant cells. J Biol Chem. 2015 Jan 09; 290(2):716-26.
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Alveolar ridge reconstruction with a composite alloplastic biomaterial. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2012 Dec; 32(6):e204-9.
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An essential role for STAT6-STAT1 protein signaling in promoting macrophage cell-cell fusion. J Biol Chem. 2012 Sep 21; 287(39):32479-84.
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Osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein and dendritic cell–specific transmembrane protein cooperatively modulate cell–cell fusion to form osteoclasts and foreign body giant cells. J Bone Miner Res. 2012 Jun; 27(6):1289-97.
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Superficial topography and porosity of an absorbable barrier membrane impacts soft tissue response in guided bone regeneration. J Periodontol. 2010 Jun; 81(6):926-33.
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Macrophage fusion leading to foreign body giant cell formation persists under phagocytic stimulation by microspheres in vitro and in vivo in mouse models. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2010 Apr; 93(1):189-99.