As it turns out, phagocytes ingest substances both for feeding and as a protective mechanism ... whether the uptake involves large particles (phagocytosis) or mainly solutes and water (pinocytosis).

NLRP3-mediated glutaminolysis controls microglial phagocytosis to promote Alzheimer’s disease progression, Immunity (2025), ...

Scientists from DZNE, University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn provide new evidence that preventing brain inflammation is a promising approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease ...

In addition, in immune cells, the cytoskeleton is essential for phagocytosis ... of the role of the cytoskeleton in host-defense mechanisms. Unlike the skeleton in higher organisms, the cellular ...