This summer, a slew of new studies reported results on efforts to shift the balance
of cells in the immune system in hopes of keeping disease at bay.
This kind of stress takes a serious toll on the T -
cells in the immune system which fight off infections, and increases the levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
It is possible that inflammation could play a role here, too, because it prompts the faster turnover
of cells in the immune system and other tissues.
By
reprogramming cells in the immune system, a team of scientists led by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar has found a way to boost production of natural killer...
It turns out that rituximab can also work for diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune conditions in which overactive
B cells in the immune system contribute to the inflammation and degradation of healthy tissue.
Sargramostim is a form of GM - CSF (granulocyte - macrophage colony - stimulating factor), a natural protein that spurs the growth of white
blood cells in the immune system.
As such, scientists hypothesise that cathelicidins may be involved in the control of type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease where
certain cells in the immune system attack beta cells in the pancreas which secrete insulin.
«If we can figure out how Myb is influencing
Treg cells in the immune system, we may be able to manipulate this activity to our advantage and help regulate the immune response where it is at risk of becoming hyperactive.»
In the new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the scientists found that it is also involved in
how cells in the immune system develop with age.
When susceptible people come into contact with flakes of cat skin called dander,
T cells in their immune systems set off a chemical chain reaction that produces the familiar symptoms of allergy, including sneezing, runny noses, itching and asthma.
Interleukin - 33 (IL - 33), discovered in 2003 by Jean - Philippe Girard's team, is a protein in the family of interleukins, soluble messengers that enable communication
between cells in the immune system and play a crucial role in tissue inflammation.
Scientists have suspected that,
like cells in the immune system, olfactory neurons diversify through recombination — that is, each cell randomly shuffles its DNA so it carries a slightly different version of the same gene.
The multidisciplinary Southampton team, led by Dr Jessica Teeling, and in collaboration with Lundbeck (a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Denmark), engineered three antibodies to change the way they
engage cells in the immune system.
Dr. Locksley's laboratory focuses on tracking cytokine expression in model systems, as a mechanism to investigate complex functional interactions between innate and
adaptive cells in the immune system.
Atopica ® (cyclosporine A)-- This is a medication that targets
key cells in the immune system that cause allergic reactions and stops itching before it starts
This can either be because some of the B
cells in the immune system mistakenly think «self» antigens are invaders, or because a real invader has attached itself to one of your dog's cells.
Antimicrobial therapy targeting
specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life - threatening disease in people suffering from pneumonia, new research led by the University of Leicester has shown.
Graft - versus - host disease occurs when the donated T cells, white
blood cells in the immune system that fight infection, launch a vigorous attack on a patient's organs, including the skin, liver, kidneys, lung, and the gastrointestinal tract.
With this fused construct tethered to the intestinal wall, the coagulation protein could be absorbed into the body and processed by the
specialized cells in the immune system that induce tolerance.
PTPN22 is involved in the formation of a key protein known as lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP), which helps control the activity of T and
B cells in the immune system.
Although Coley couldn't explain precisely why or how his toxins worked, modern immunotherapy treatments help T -
cells in the immune system to recognize specific cancer cells and attack them.
They have discovered that «itaconate» — a molecule derived from glucose — acts as a powerful off - switch for macrophages, which are
the cells in the immune system that lie at the heart of many inflammatory diseases including arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and heart disease.
The protein manipulates the T helper 2 cells (Th2 cells), which are
cells in the immune system, towards allergy.
Gladstone scientists Sheng Ding (right) and Tao Xu (left) discovered how to reprogram
cells in our immune system.
Lead researcher, Safa Nsouli, MD, director of the Danville Asthma and Allergy Clinic, in Danville, California, argues that statins boost production of
cells in the immune system that cause inflammation and worsen asthma symptoms.
The cells in the immune system responsible for this auto - destruction are called TH - 17 cells.
CD4 CD8 Ratio Panel (Immune System Analysis)-- We have
cells in our immune system called «helper cells» that help our white blood cells attack foreign innovators.
Some of Novartis» promotional information on Atopica is highly misleading, such as the statement found on their website that «ATOPICA targets only the specific
cells in the immune system that cause the allergic reaction.»
Cyclosporine targets
cells in the immune system that cause the allergic reaction in your pet.