Sentences with phrase «act as antigens»
We have focused on the ability of all cells to act as antigen presenting cells and utilizing TLR agonists that affect both leukemic cell immunogenicity and anti-leukemia immune response.
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CIIVs are found in particular immune cells which can act as «antigen presenting cells» or APCs.
«In a stressed intestinal environment,» the authors note, «retinoic acid, which was thought to lessen inflammation in the intestine, acted as an adjuvant that promoted rather than prevented inflammatory cellular and humoral responses to fed antigen.»
Just as certain disease - causing agents or foreign substances will cause the body to produce antibodies against them, certain proteins are known to act like antigens in celiac disease patients, causing the body to produce antibodies against them.
And then there's the fact that the lymphatic system acts as a sort of microbiological conveyor belt — fundamentally useful when antibodies can be released in a timely and efficient fashion to dispatch any antigens, but highly problematic when the system is overwhelmed or overrun.
When we drink green tea the alkylamines present act as relatively weak antigens that don't fully activate the immune system but get it in a ready state.