Sentences with phrase «cell fighting abilities»

Although high doses of vitamin C administered orally can be effective against cancer cells, it's the super-high blood level concentration of intravenously administered vitamin C that really demonstrates its cancer cell fighting abilities.

Not exact matches

The formation of the white blood cells, essential in fighting infection, is reduced in severe PEM, and the ability of white blood cells to engulf and consume bacteria is decreased.

They lack the ability to infect cancer cells and therefore can not inject the genetic blueprints for the therapeutic molecules to fight the disease.

But this ability to infect brain stem cells may prove useful for fighting deadly brain cancers, many of which are caused by mutated stem cells.

Therefore, they must explore the effects of deactivating it on the body's ability to fight infections and other diseases — as hampering the gene's effects only in red blood cells would be difficult.

In the case of blood stem cells (also called hematopoietic stem cells or HSCs), this can lead to blood cancers, a loss of blood cells and an impaired ability to fight disease.

This population of cells suppresses the growth of cancer - fighting immune cells, thereby limiting the ability of the immune system to fight off cancer.

The next step is a bigger trial where the researchers will combine romidepsin activation of hidden HIV with a vaccine (vacc - 4x) to strengthen the ability of killer T - cells to fight hiv virus.

When fighting chronic viral infections or cancers, a key division of the immune system, known as CD8 T cells, sometimes loses its ability to effectively fight foreign invaders.

The scientists observed the virus readily replicated in the cells, while the cells continued their native function of expressing molecules that limit the ability of the immune system to fight infection.

We think that the «ice - breaking» ability of TCF - 1 can be selectively harnessed to reset «old» T cells to a «younger» state so they can fight invaders again.»

The team engineered their DNA scissors to target a mutation that causes severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), also known as «bubble boy disease,» an often fatal condition that disrupts the ability of immune T cells to fight infections.

Some viruses such as HCV manipulate the PD - 1 off switch so that T cells lose their ability to fight the infection, a condition scientists call «T - cell exhaustion.»

Besides healing of damaged tissues, stem cells have the unique ability to modulate the immune system so as to shut off pathological responses while preserving ability to fight off disease.

Although we believe our approaches have broad potential across multiple therapeutic areas, we are focused in oncology and have engineered our technologies to activate the immune system's natural ability to create tumor - specific cytotoxic T cells, or CTLs, to fight cancer.

However, due to a rare, yet serious side effect known as agranulocytosis — a reduction in white blood cells that interferes with the body's ability to fight infection — there is a tendency use this medication only if quetiapine is not tolerated or effective.

When activated, they can suppress the cancer - fighting ability of NK cells.

Using different mouse models of cancer, a therapy consisting of antibodies which block the PD - 1 / PD - L1 checkpoint to boost the ability of T cells to fight cancer cells was used in combination with anti-CD27 antibodies, which activate T cells via the receptor CD27.

Adoptive T cell transfer is an anticancer approach that enhances the natural cancer - fighting ability of the body's T cells by removing immune system cells, growing and / or making changes to them outside of the body, and then re-infusing them back into the patient.

Regulatory T cells can, however, interfere with the immune system's ability to fight cancer.

It's saying that glutamine can fight against bad gut flora, keep the epithelial cells from dying, and support the immune systems ability to kick butt.

Simply adding this prize organ meat into your weekly, or even monthly dinner rotation can significantly help support your bodies immune system, ability to fight free radicals, nerve and thyroid function, fertility, cell, tissue, and skin growth, appetite, growth of blood cells, strong bone development, energy, and the list goes on.

Chlorella and Spirulina: The chlorophyll in these two binds to toxins and improves the body's ability to bring oxygen to the cells, which means the cells produce more antioxidants to fight toxicity.

Animal studies have shown cordyceps» ability to increase T - helper cells needed to fight infection.

Natural killer cells, also important in fighting off cancers and other foreign invaders, lost their natural killer abilities.

This works at every level: our atoms working in harmony to create and keep our cells whole, our cells coming into harmony to create our bodies, our body's ability to come into harmony with other bodies to create communities and cultures, our culture's ability to get along and stop fighting in order to create a world of people living in harmony as one planet, the plants creating the harmony that hold our solar system together, and on and on.

Vitamin E: An important vitamin for the body's ability to fight off free radicals and produce healthy red blood cells.

In chronic Lyme and associated diseases Ashwagandha is an herbal medicine adaptogen, a substance which improves the ability to withstand stress, that improves energy and stamina, stimulates white blood cells to fight infection, balances adrenal and thyroid gland function, decreases inflammation, and decreases anxiety.

Weakened immune system: Research indicates that sleep deprivation adversely affects the white blood cell count in humans as well as the body's ability to fight infections.

While orange sweet potatoes have anti-carcinogenic properties, it was found that purple sweet potatoes have better cancer - fighting abilities because they have cyanidins and peonidins, which have a positive effect against cancer cell growth.

By doing this, you'll improve your ability to fight off not only unwanted bacteria but protect your body against tumors and cancer cells (that alone should make you want to run out and grab some nitric oxide).

A mesenchymal stem cell is a primitive cell with the ability to self - replicate, reduce inflammation, fight apoptosis, and differentiate into multiple tissues.

They act as antioxidants — chemicals that fight genetic mutations and cancer - causing tissue damage — and may have the ability to slow cancer cell growth, according to research.

A blend of medicinal mushrooms that helps fight tumor growth and boost the body's natural ability to kill cancerous cells.

It also boosts the body's ability to fight off viruses, kill cancer cells, and produce antibodies necessary to fend off invading particles that can potentially cause illness down the road.

Every heat cycle, there's a natural reduction of white cells from the uterus to allow for safe sperm passage, causing a lapse in protection that can decrease the ability to fight infection.

Low white blood cell counts — if seen, occurs 7 - 10 days after treatment, and can result in decreased ability to fight infection.