Sentences with phrase «attack brain proteins»

Not exact matches

The presence of the S100B protein triggers the release by the body of antibodies which can then leak back into the brain through the damaged blood - brain barrier, where they are thought to attack brain tissue.

However, those antibodies also bind to leiomodin - 1, so the immune system - incorrectly - will attack brain cells that contain that protein, which can result in symptoms of Nodding syndrome.

«Blood clotting protein triggers immune attack on brain: Disruption of the blood - brain barrier triggers a cascade of events that results in autoimmunity, brain damage characteristic of multiple sclerosis.»

Scientists have found a new member of a gang of proteins that attack the brain to cause Alzheimer's disease.

Patients with PNDs carry antibodies that specifically target these proteins, but identifying the target antigens — intracellular proteins — challenged the dogma that the antibodies mediate disease by causing an autoimmune attack on brain tissue.

Our findings show that two fragments of alpha - synuclein, a protein that accumulates in the brain cells of people with Parkinson's, can activate the T cells involved in autoimmune attacks.