Sentences with phrase «while immune system cells»

While immune system cells» purpose is to defend and protect the body, ironically the brain's «call to arms» may cause more harm than good when it instructs immune cells to enter into the brain.

Not exact matches

Some researches showed that this little berry provides anti-aging benefits, helps your immune system to operate more efficiently and can even destroy cancer cells while boosting your energy levels, even if none of these studies have scientific confirmation to date.

In addition, it limits cancer cell formation while firing up our body's immune system in order to destroy the cancer cells formerly present.

The nutrients in acai stimulate the immune system, making your body stronger while fighting off colds, flu, and bacteria; Acai also contains imressive doses of omega - 3, omega - 6 and omega - 9 fatty acids to regulate hormone production and cell regeneration.

And while every body is filled with atypical cells, a healthy immune system stops them from producing at a rate to form cancers.

Typically, when the body senses a foreign substance such as a virus or a bacterium, it sends immune cells to attack the invader while also bolstering the immune system as a whole.

«Suppressing a progenitor from creating the subtype of dendritic cells implicated in causing lupus, for example, could be an efficient way of treating autoimmune diseases while minimising the impact on the rest of the immune system.

The inner surface is «greasy» and is believed to interact with cell membranes, while the outer surface, once secreted into the blood, can interact with the patient's immune system.

Tumors protect themselves by tricking the immune system into accepting everything as normal, even while cancer cells are dividing and spreading.

«Active HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) form the daily supply line that continually replenishes worn - out blood and immune cells while the reserve pool serves as a backup system that replaces damaged active HSCs and steps in during times of increased need,» explains Li.

The scientists observed the virus readily replicated in the cells, while the cells continued their native function of expressing molecules that limit the ability of the immune system to fight infection.

PD - 1 (programmed cell death protein 1) is a receptor on the surface of T cells (the white blood cells that are part of the immune system), while PD - L1 (programmed death - ligand 1) is a molecule that binds to PD - 1 and is often over-expressed on the surface of cancer cells, enabling them to evade the immune system and allow cancer to grow and spread.

While high radiation doses can eventually cause cancer, the immediate health effect is to destroy dividing cells — including blood cells — which wipes out the immune system.

While animals have a wide variety of immune cells and in some cases an interconnected immune system plants must rely on other methods to fight infection.

They lie dormant and can not be eliminated by anti-retroviral therapy, nor by the weakened immune system, so that if treatment is stopped at any time, the virus starts to replicate and infect more cells again, while the immune system can not suppress this rebound of HIV infection.

Once they identified this pathway, Hanks and colleagues conducted laboratory tests of a molecule that blocks melanoma cells from going stealth, enabling the immune system to mount a direct attack while also enhancing the function of current immunotherapies such as pembrolizumab and nivolumab.

As a solution, some scientists proposed that the body wipes out those self - reactive cells while the immune system is developing.

If ingested, the fungal cells resist digestion while hiding from antibodies, T cells, and other immune system components, effectively converting a macrophage into a microbial Trojan horse.

These drugs free a patient's immune system from cancer - induced suppression, while others engineer a patient's own white blood cells to attack cancer.

A full accounting of what is going on under the hood still remains to be accomplished, but the most plausible mechanism appears to be increased stem cell activity, while effects on cancer may involve a more active immune system - though that is only speculative theory at this point.

In 1972, while studying human immune system responses, Dr. Steinman and his mentor, the late Dr. Zanvil Cohn, discovered and named dendritic cells.

While the understanding of dendritic cell function is expanding, it is already evident that they have the ability to turn on or turn off areas of the immune system, thus either triggering or silencing a response.

The pouch allows the body's nutrients to enter and feed the cells while it protects them from being destroyed by the patient's immune system.

Besides healing of damaged tissues, stem cells have the unique ability to modulate the immune system so as to shut off pathological responses while preserving ability to fight off disease.

While earlier work has reported persistence of HIV in these cells — macrophages — investigators in this work developed a mouse model with an immune system generated from human cells but lacking T cells, which are a primary target of and reservoir for HIV.

The researchers, led by Takashi Tsuji, used stem cells from mice gums and implanted it to a living mice while suppressing its immune system.

While ZVex primes the immune system by triggering the generation of CTLs, GLAAS, by activation of CD4 cells, boosts the immune response by expanding and enhancing the function of CTLS and other anti-tumor mechanisms.

In the immune system, two kinds of T cells strike a delicate balance — T helper cells (Th17) activate the immune system, protecting against infections and cancers, while regulatory T cells (Tregs) suppress the system, keeping it in check.

At the University of Arizona, SENS Research Foundation is funding proof - of - concept research to restore the health of the immune system in aging mice, by simultaneously increasing the ability to produce new killer T - cells while making room for them by purging defective cells from the system.

NK cells are one of the innate immune systems «first responders» that help to control an infection while the adaptive immune responses are gearing up.

BSI member Professor Michael Dustin, explains, «While an overwhelming T - cell response might on the face of it sound effective, it brings risks of immunopathology, where an over-active immune system destroys healthy human tissue, not just the invading disease - causing pathogen.

Glutathione also plays a key role in red and white blood cell formation (red blood cells are essential for carrying oxygen to tissues in the body, while white blood cells are part of the body's immune system, so they fight off diseases in the body).

The vitamins and fatty acids in yogurt support brain - cell growth and functioning, while probiotics support gut health, boosting your baby's immune system and behavior.

The vaccine encourages the body to create its own response to the «invasion» of the vaccine and stimulates the body's immune system, while traditional treatments, such as chemotherapy, kill white cells that defend the body and destroy infection.

Your cells burn these MCTs for energy while storing very little of them as fat, boosting metabolism and supporting your immune system in the bargain.

Researcher Zagon found that low dose naltrexone created significant inhibition of cancer cells by causing cancer cell death, while also increasing natural killer cells and other healthy immune system defenses against cancer.

A huge amount of our immune system is based in the gut, and while clinical studies are still emerging, probiotics are thought to help regulate functions of some of these immune cells too.

This can help the immune system to more effectively respond to viruses, tumor cells and bacteria while detoxifying your body of any ammonia deposits.

Some of these treatments such as Gerson Therapy work to strengthen and balance the immune system and take some time to be effective while other treatments, such as High Dose Vitamin C intravenous therapy, target cancer cells safely and work right away to decrease tumor load, allowing time for the nutritional program to work.

While «biological» therapies are designed to be more specific to cancer cells by working with your body's immune system, they are not without risks.

The combination of fasting strategies along with hyperbaric oxygen therapy provides a powerful combo to place cancer cells at a disadvantage while boosting up the immune system and supercharging to rest of your cells.

While vitamin A is best known for its vital role in vision, the retinoid forms of this vitamin also participate in physiological activities related to the immune system, inflammatory system, maintenance of epithelial and mucosal tissues, growth, reproduction, bone development, creation of red blood cells, and production of spermatozoa (male reproductive cells).

The nutrients in acai stimulate the immune system, making your body stronger while fighting off colds, flu, and bacteria; Acai also contains imressive doses of omega - 3, omega - 6 and omega - 9 fatty acids to regulate hormone production and cell regeneration.

T α 1 assists the immune system in the location and eradication of the Lyme bacteria and infected cells, while helping to prevent oxidative damage, thereby decreasing inflammation and enabling better quality of life throughout treatment.

While the specifics are complex, it is believed that curcumin from turmeric helps to block free radicals directly, and then stimulates the body's own antioxidant enzyme mechanisms to support a healthy immune system by supporting glutamate - cysteine ligase (GCL), the rate - limiting enzyme in the synthesis of glutathione, an antioxidant that helps cells adapt to stress.

While it is true that metabolic «errors» typically build up inside the genetic machinery of «pre-cancerous» cells and play a primary role in the development of cancer, it is also true that dysfunction in our immune system, inflammatory system, hormonal system, detoxification system, and antioxidant system — and problematic interactions between these five systems — can significantly increase the risk of cells becoming cancerous.

Mango is the fruit to choose for giving your body a good cleanse, since it nourishes your cells with detoxifying phytonutrients and helps them restore themselves, while also supporting the immune system function.

The immune system is made up of a team of different types of cells that, while each having their own specific function, work together to protect the body from foreign invaders: B - cells produce antibodies; T - cells conduct surveillance for potentially dangerous molecules and kills dangerous cells such as disease - causing bacteria; and macrophages are the scavenger cells of your body acting like garbage trucks, cleaning up residue and removing potentially dangerous substances.

FoamCare enhances a pet's natural immune system with anti-inflammatory and cell - proliferating ingredients that provide a deep, conditioning clean that nourishes the skin while giving the coat a show - ready shine.

The advance of the rabies virus can be arrested while it remains in skin and muscle cells, but once it spreads to a neuron it becomes insulated from the immune system and vaccines can't reach it.