Sentences with phrase «assault by the immune system»

The removal of these components might be expected to unleash an assault by the immune system on cancer cells left after surgery.

P.acnes bacteria is the generic «acne bacteria» people refer to; it contributes to acne formation by triggering an inflammatory assault by the immune system that swells up the surrounding pore.

In this disease the brain and spinal cord are erroneously assaulted by the immune system whose job it is to protect them.

Not exact matches

To help the new organ withstand the assault from the recipient's natural defenses, doctors developed tissue type matching, a technique to determine if the chemistry of the donor's immune system, defined by antigens on the surface of cells, was similar to that of the recipient's.

Vitamin C boosts the immune system and fights the inflammatory assault by free radicals, helping to prevent common cold symptoms and reducing the severity of health conditions such as asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

It's the first line of defense for the immune system and readily reacts to any systemic assault by swelling up and turning red, a sign of inflammation.