 Phagocytosis
"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).
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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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2007 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2008 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2011 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2012 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2013 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2014 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2026 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phagocytosis" by people in Profiles.
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Schafer JB, Malcolm KC, Dell-Martin J, Amaya ML, Pollyea DA, Alper S. Weakened macrophage antibacterial capacity in myelodysplastic syndrome. Immunohorizons. 2026 Jul 10; 10(7).
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Shaw SC, Jamil TL, Heslop G, Fleck JT, Johnson W, Lorenz BP, Drigot Z, Harris JK, Gitomer SA, Clark SE. Type I interferon signaling in hematopoietic cells impairs neutrophil antibacterial function in the middle ear during viral co-infection. Cell Rep Med. 2026 Jun 16; 7(6):102846.
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Tang AH, Soler NM, Karlic KI, Corcilius L, Clarke-Shepperson CE, Lehmann C, Debowski AW, Dale AL, Zavan L, Cielesh M, Adewale AP, Moulton KD, Li L, Guan C, McCrory C, Kaparakis-Liaskos M, Howden BP, Sherry NL, Wei R, Li X, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ, Wakim LM, Short FL, Dube DH, Cordwell SJ, Larance M, Stubbs KA, Carter GP, Scott NE, Goddard-Borger ED, Payne RJ. Uncovering bacterial pseudaminylation with pan-specific antibody tools. Nat Chem Biol. 2026 Apr; 22(4):622-633.
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Bhattacharya M, Spencer BL, Kwiecinski JM, Podkowik M, Putzel G, Pironti A, Shopsin B, Doran KS, Horswill AR. Collagen binding adhesin restricts Staphylococcus aureus skin infection. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 23; 17(1).
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Choi DJ, Murali S, Kwon W, Woo J, Song EC, Ko Y, Sardar D, Lozzi B, Cheng YT, Williamson MR, Huang TW, Sanchez K, Jankowsky J, Deneen B. Astrocytic Sox9 overexpression in Alzheimer's disease mouse models promotes Aß plaque phagocytosis and preserves cognitive function. Nat Neurosci. 2026 Jan; 29(1):88-99.
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Lakshmanachetty S, Riemondy K, Sanford B, Donson A, Chen V, Balakrishnan I, Prince EW, Hankinson T, Dahl N, Vibhakar R, Foreman N, Venkatraman S, Mitra SS. Differential phagocytosis induces diverse macrophage activation states in malignant gliomas. J Immunother Cancer. 2025 Sep 05; 13(9).
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Bersie SM, McCubbrey AL. Heterogeneity of Lung Phagocytes and Clearance of Apoptotic Cells in Lung Injury and Repair. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Aug; 46(4):311-321.
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Kwan MMC, Day NB, Konigsberg IR, Thoresen E, Harrell AG, Busch CE, Davidson EJ, Yang IV, Shields CW. Particle Shape Modulates the Function of Adoptive Macrophage Transfers. Adv Healthc Mater. 2025 12; 14(31):e01348.
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Wilson CE, Lasher RS, Salcedo E, Yang R, Dzowo Y, Kinnamon JC, Finger TE. Death in the Taste Bud: Engulfment of Dying Taste Receptor Cells by Glial-Like Type I Cells. Glia. 2025 08; 73(8):1660-1672.
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Crofts KF, Holbrook BC, Page CL, Gillespie RA, D'Agostino RB, Sangesland M, Ornelles DA, Kanekiyo M, Alexander-Miller MA. Antibody function predicts viral control in newborn monkeys immunised with an influenza virus HA stem nanoparticle. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 22; 16(1):3785.
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