ACTIVATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does activated mean? 

• ACTIVATED (adjective)
  The adjective ACTIVATED has 4 senses:

1. (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition

2. (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

3. rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive

4. (military) set up and placed on active assignment

  Familiarity information: ACTIVATED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTIVATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition

Similar:

treated (subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

Synonyms:

activated; excited

Similar:

reactive (participating readily in reactions)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive

Similar:

active (exerting influence or producing a change or effect)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(military) set up and placed on active assignment

Context example:

a newly activated unit

Similar:

active (engaged in full-time work)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

 Context examples 

Recently, besides genomic effects mediated by activated MR, rapid aldosterone actions that are independent of translation and transcription have been documented.

(Aldosterone-Regulated Sodium Reabsorption Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

This agent enhances lymphocyte mitogenesis; stimulates long-term growth of human IL-2 dependent cell lines; enhances lymphocyte cytotoxicity; induces lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell and natural killer (NK) cell activities; and induces expression of interferon-gamma.

(Aldesleukin, NCI Thesaurus)

PIP3 signals activate the kinase PDK1, 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1, which in turn activates the kinase AKT, also known as protein kinase B. Proteins phosphorylated by activated AKT promote cell survival.

(AKT Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

MEK inhibitor AZD8330 specifically inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MEK or MAP/ERK kinase1), resulting in inhibition of growth factor-mediated cell signaling and tumor cell proliferation.

(MEK Inhibitor AZD8330, NCI Thesaurus)

MEK inhibitor GDC-0623 specifically inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK or MAP/ERK kinase), resulting in inhibition of growth factor-mediated cell signaling and tumor cell proliferation.

(MEK Inhibitor GDC-0623, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally active small molecule, targeting mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MAP2K1 or MEK1), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(MEK Inhibitor RO4987655, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell-permeable, selective mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitor which exhibits activity through the inhibition of the phosphorylation and activation of MAP kinase.

(MEK Inhibitor PD-98059, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 and 2 (MEK1/2) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(MEK Inhibitor MEK162, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon IL-2 inhalation, this cytokine activates lymphokine-activated killer cells and natural killer cells, and induces expression of cytotoxic cytokines, such as interferon-gamma and transforming growth factor-beta.

(Aerosolized Aldesleukin, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also activates neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells and promotes antigen presentation, upregulates antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), and increases interleukin-2-mediated, lymphokine-activated killer cell function.

(Aerosol Sargramostim, NCI Thesaurus)