We also outline the role that phagocytosis plays in the final stages of apoptosis and consider the molecular mechanisms guiding the elimination of apoptotic corpses.

Although ROCK inhibitors are used in other areas of ophthalmology, their role in promoting phagocytosis is less established. “One of those key functions was phagocytosis, which Robin picked up on in ...

Phagocytosis — the process by which macrophages, dendritic cells and other myeloid phagocytes internalize diverse particulate targets — is a key mechanism of innate immunity.

This enables macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of CLDN18.2+/CD47+ tumor cells, thereby enhancing the antitumor activity of immune cells.

Phagocytosis represents a critical innate barrier against infection and serves the clearance of extracellular microbes, infected and dying cells. In dendritic cells phagocytosis mainly serves the ...

Novel mechanism that helps activated dendritic cells to initiate effective immunity Date: December 18, 2015 Source: VIB - Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology Summary: Phagocytosis ...

"Phagocytosis is a major mechanism of nutritional uptake in many single-celled organisms, and it's vital to immune defenses in a number of living things, including humans," said co-author Eunsoo ...

Phagocytosis is a form of endocytosis where a cell modifies its plasma membrane to engulf and internalize external matter, creating a phagosome.

We have previously demonstrated that phagocytic cargo-dependent activation of phosphoSTAT3 is required to maintain phagocytosis efficiency in macrophages. In this study, we aim to understand the ...