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  2. Macrophage activation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Macrophage activation syndrome is a severe, potentially life-threatening, complication of several chronic rheumatic diseases of childhood. It occurs most commonly with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SoJIA).

  3. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis - Wikipedia

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    Three types of Griscelli syndrome are recognised: type 1 has neurologic symptoms and mutations in MYO5A. Prognosis depends on the severity of neurologic manifestations. Type 2 has mutations in RAB27A and haemophagocytic syndrome, with abnormal T-cell and macrophage activation. This type has a grave prognosis if untreated.

  4. Autoinflammatory diseases - Wikipedia

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    This shows that even single-cytokine dysregulation can cause autoinflammatory diseases. Some mutations can change the ability of cytotoxic cells to induce cell death, failing to terminate macrophage and dendritic cell activation and causing macrophage activation syndrome. [2]

  5. Macrophage - Wikipedia

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    The activation of T H 1 and M1 macrophage is a positive feedback loop, with IFN-γ from T H 1 cells upregulating CD40 expression on macrophages; the interaction between CD40 on the macrophages and CD40L on T cells activate macrophages to secrete IL-12; and IL-12 promotes more IFN-γ secretion from T H 1 cells.

  6. Macrophage-activating factor - Wikipedia

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    A macrophage-activating factor (MAF) is a lymphokine or other receptor based signal that primes macrophages towards cytotoxicity to tumors, cytokine secretion, or clearance of pathogens. Similar molecules may cause development of an inhibitory, regulatory phenotype.

  7. T helper cell - Wikipedia

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    Activation of macrophage or B cell by T helper cell. The T helper cells (T h cells), also known as CD4 + cells or CD4-positive cells, are a type of T cell that play an important role in the adaptive immune system. They aid the activity of other immune cells by releasing cytokines.

  8. Regulatory macrophages - Wikipedia

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    Regulatory macrophages (Mregs) represent a subset of anti-inflammatory macrophages.In general, macrophages are a very dynamic and plastic cell type and can be divided into two main groups: classically activated macrophages (M1) and alternatively activated macrophages (M2). [1]

  9. Cell-mediated immunity - Wikipedia

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    Cellular immunity protects the body through: T-cell mediated immunity or T-cell immunity: activating antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells that are able to induce apoptosis in body cells displaying epitopes of foreign antigen on their surface, such as virus-infected cells, cells with intracellular bacteria, and cancer cells displaying tumor antigens;