or phagocytise (ˈfæɡəsɪˌtaɪz) or phagocytose (ˈfæɡəsɪˌtəʊs)
verb(transitive)
biology
to carry out phagocytosis
macrophages phagocytize apoptotic cells
phagocytose in American English
(ˈfæɡəˌsaitous, -touz)
transitive verbWord forms: -tosed, -tosing
phagocytize
Word origin
[1930–35; back formation from phagocytosis]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, cloverleaf, old school tie, preset, uncertainty principle
Examples of 'phagocytose' in a sentence
phagocytose
However, by then they had impaired ability to phagocytose bacteria.
Ding Luo, Helen M McGettrick, Phil C Stone, George E Rainger, Gerard B Nash 2015, 'The roles of integrins in function of human neutrophils after their migration throughendothelium into interstitial matrix.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338182?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In vitro, these neutrophil subsets displayed equal tendency to undergo apoptosis and phagocytose bacteria.
Amanda Welin, Firoozeh Amirbeagi, Karin Christenson, Lena Björkman, Halla Björnsdottir,Huamei Forsman, Claes Dahlgren, Anna Karlsson, Johan Bylund 2013, 'The human neutrophil subsets defined by the presence or absence of OLFM4 both transmigrateinto tissue in vivo and give rise to distinct NETs in vitro.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726694?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, macrophages phagocytose large clumps, exceeding the bactericidal capacities of these cells.
Cecilia Brambilla, Marta Llorens-Fons, Esther Julián, Estela Noguera-Ortega, CristinaTomàs-Martínez, Miriam Pérez-Trujillo, Thomas F Byrd, Fernando Alcaide, Marina Luquin 2016, 'Mycobacteria clumping increase their capacity to damage macrophages', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01562/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Under homeostatic conditions, they have a ramified morphology and phagocytose debris.
Roslyn A. Taylor, Lauren H. Sansing 2013, 'Microglial Responses after Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Clinical and Developmental Immunologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/746068. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Monocytes/macrophages phagocytose wear particles and release cytokines that induce inflammatory response.
Qiaoli Gu, Qin Shi, Huilin Yang 2012, 'The Role of TLR and Chemokine in Wear Particle-Induced Aseptic Loosening', Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/596870. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Macrophages are critical to innate immunity due to their ability to phagocytose bacteria.
Ronald S. Flannagan, Robert C. Kuiack, Martin J. McGavin, David E. Heinrichs 2018, 'Staphylococcus aureus Uses the GraXRS Regulatory System To Sense and Adapt to theAcidified Phagolysosome in Macrophages', mBiohttps://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01143-18. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Macrophages recognize and phagocytose senescent or damaged erythrocytes.
Alka A Potdar, Joydeep Sarkar, Nupur K Das, Paroma Ghosh, Miklos Gratzl, Paul L Fox,Gerald M Saidel 2014, 'Computational modeling and analysis of iron release from macrophages.', PLoS Computational Biologyhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4083485?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cultured macrophages bind crystalline silica particles, phagocytose them, and rapidly undergo apoptotic and necrotic death.
Lindsey M Costantini, Renée M Gilberti, David A Knecht 2011, 'The phagocytosis and toxicity of amorphous silica.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3032735?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Activated monocytes (macrophages) phagocytose unwanted cells/cell fragments from the whole body including solid tissues.
Johannes F. Coy 2017, 'EDIM-TKTL1/Apo10 Blood Test: An Innate Immune System Based Liquid Biopsy for the EarlyDetection, Characterization and Targeted Treatment of Cancer', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/4/878. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)