Sentences with phrase «as immune surveillance»

In turn, it appears microbes on the skin tweak the complement system, as well as immune surveillance of the skin.

In turn, it appears microbes on the skin tweak the complement system, as well as immune surveillance of the skin.

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The immune system plays a critical role not only in fending off pathogen attack, but also in cancer surveillance, and more recently as a tool in immunotherapy - based treatments.

After an initial acute disease state, that is kept in check by host immune response, bacteria as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus can establish persistent infections and colonize the host by evading immune surveillance.

Paul Ehrlich proposes that the immune system usually suppresses tumor formation, a concept that becomes known as the «immune surveillance» hypothesis.

As a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry at Trinity College, Dublin, she uncovered a new adapter molecule and new immune surveillance receptors, and was subsequently awarded a Wellcome Trust International Research Fellowship.

«If exercise indeed strengthens the immune system and potentially improves cancer surveillance, it's one more thing we should educate patients about as a reason they should schedule regular activity throughout their day and make it a priority in their lives.»

Allogeneic cells, particularly mismatched or haploidentical cells, in the context of hematopoietic transplantation have been found to provide potent immune surveillance for both hematologic and solid tumor malignancies in a process referred to as graft - versus - tumor [13]--[15].

These allogeneic cells have the potential to participate in immune surveillance for breast or other cancers as observed in clinical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Building on each other's work, the five award recipients demonstrated how this normal self - defense mechanism can be hijacked by tumors as a way to evade immune surveillance and dodge an attack.

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.