Sentences with phrase «affecting plasma cells»

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that affects plasma cells.

In the 1990s the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its use in the treatment of both multiple myeloma (a form of cancer that affects plasma cells) and the complications of leprosy.

Not exact matches

A growing body of research indicates that the B2M - MHC I complex, which is present in all cells in the body except red blood cells and plasma cells, can act in the brain in ways not obviously related to immunity — guiding brain development, shaping nerve cell communication, and even affecting behavior.

It specifically affects antibody - producing white blood cells found in the bone marrow, called plasma cells.

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Prasad Shastri at the University of Freiburg has shown that the stiffness of the cancer cell plasma membrane affects how nanoparticles are internalized, and this process can be enhanced when the cell plasma membrane stiffness is increased.

We delve into very fundamental problems such as «how does a malaria red blood cell attach itself to a blood vessel» or «how does binding of a ligand to a cell surface receptor or contact of a crystalline surface with the plasma membrane drive lipid sorting and how will this lead to signalling» but then immediately apply it to a practical problem such as «how does contact of uric acid crystals with dendritic cells cause gout in affected joints and how can we prevent this occurrence?»

Do Plasma Cells Affect Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cell Counts in Patients With and Without Myeloma?

When plasma cells become malignant, they affect healthy blood cell production, which weakens the immune system.

We furthermore proved that the GM - CSF / Lyn / Stat3 pathway that contributes to growth of leukemic cells could be profoundly affected, by using a new plasma membrane disrupting agent, which rapidly delocalized CD45 away from lipid rafts.

Multiple myeloma is a rare, malignant plasma cell cancer affecting the bone marrow and other blood producing organs.

Stomatitis in cats, sometimes called gingivostomatitis, plasma cell stomatitis, or lymphoplasmacytic stomatitis, is a very painful condition affecting the tissues in the mouth.

Plasma cell pododermatitis (a mouthful, I know) is an inflammatory disease that affects the footpads of cats.

Symptoms of feline plasma cell pododermatitis Pododermatitis can affect any footpad, but most commonly it involves the large or central pad of the front or back feet (called the metacarpal or metatarsal pads).

Feline plasma cell pododermatitis can affect any age, gender, or breed of cat.

Who is affected by feline plasma cell pododermatitis?

Numerous blood constituents will be affected if the cells are allowed to remain in contact with serum or plasma.

Generally, decreases are seen in glucose and calcium levels while phosphorus and potassium are increased in affected samples.7 Even though barrier gels separate blood cells from fluid components, they are capable of absorbing certain hormones and drugs, such as progesterone and phenobarbital.8 In addition, centrifuging samples using a fixed - head rotor centrifuge can allow gaps to develop in the gel barrier.4 This is why it is recommended to separate serum and plasma samples after centrifugation regardless of whether a separator gel is present in the tube.

However, when biopsies of the affected paw (s) are examined, plasma cells, (another cell of your cat's immune system) rather than eosinophils are found in excess.