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Meaning of "foam cells"

Foam cells: In the context of biology or medicine, foam cells refer to a type of cell filled with lipids, typically macrophages that have consumed lipids

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Foam cells characterize atherosclerotic lesions.
These lipid laden macrophages are known as foam cells.
The layers of foam cells are visible as fatty streaks.
Unstable plaque in particular is composed of macrophages and foam cells.
These foam cells easily and quickly burst.
A nucleating agent is optionally added to control the size of foam cells.
The foam cells then aggregate to form fatty streaks.
Hemosiderin deposition and foam cells have been found in some patients.
The nucleating agent may assist in controlling the size of foam cells.
These foam cells form the core of calcification plaque deposits.
Oxygen ingress is minimised by incorporating an oxygen scavenger into the foam cells.
This gas in the foam cells is slowly replaced by air from the atmosphere.
A characteristic feature of atherosclerosis is the accumulation of cholesterol ester engorged foam cells.
The efflux of cholesterol from foam cells is essential for preventing the progression of atherosclerosis.
In preferred embodiments the filler is preferentially located in the windows of the foam cells.

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The large voids produce large foam cells on dissolution of the particles into water.
A characteristic feature of atherosclerosis is the accumulation of cholesteryl ester engorged from foam cells.
Microscopic analysis showed foam cells in the vessel wall starting from the dissection site.
This phenomenon is caused by the gradual diffusion of gas from inside the foam cells.
HLPE foam cells will frequently be substantially spherical in shape.
Each foam bead has a skin that encloses a group of foam cells and defines the bead.
The formation of foam cells in the arterial wall increases with the ACAT activity.
The main source for the cholesterol accumulating in the foam cells is the circulating LDL.
The foam cells are closed, so the air inside them is compressed during an impact.
Uptake of ox-LDL by scavenger receptors converts monocyte-derived macrophages to foam cells.
By providing a closed cell foam, the foam cells will not absorb water.
Many of these macrophages have developed into cholesterol-filled foam cells.
Cholesterol accumulates in the foam cells of the arterial wall, thereby narrowing the lumen.
Touton giant cells are formed by the fusion of macrophage-derived foam cells.
These foam cells form the lipid-streaks, the earliest form of arteriosclerotic alteration.
Over time, the plaque grows in size due to the accumulation of foam cells.
Foam cells and apocrine cells may also be seen, although these are less diagnostic features.
These defender cells devour cholesterol, turning into frothy blobs called foam cells.
Open-cell foam cells are filled with air, which gives the insulation a spongy texture.
Bimodal foam structures may be formed with " pinholes " between a portion of the foam cells.
Foam cells erode through the endothelial surface causing micro-ulcerations of the vascular wall.
Macrophages of the vessel wall scavenge cholesterol, which leads to formation of lipid-laden foam cells.
Further, the foam structure had pinholes between foam cells and the interior of the foam.
Urinalysis is normal, and bone marrow smears reveal vacuolated lymphocytes and numerous foam cells.
In addition, PPARY has been shown in macrophage foam cells in atherosclerotic plaques.
Foam cells are lipid-laden cells such as leukocytes, usually macrophages.
The macrophages oxidize the LDL, producing foam cells.
In OCT coronary artery imaging, foam cells are also an important indicator of disease state.
A cavity defined in polymer foam can have dimensions exceeding ten and even 100 foam cells.
These foam cells form the fatty yellow streaks that are the beginning lesions of atherosclerosis7,8,9.
In a type III lesion, as the process continues, macrophages become foam cells.
The foam is " hard ", ie . high modulus, until crushed to open the foam cells.

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