Sentences with phrase «cells fuel the growth»

A study analyzing brain tumor genomics on a single - cell level has found evidence that cancer stem cells fuel the growth of oligodendrogliomas, a slow - growing but incurable form of brain cancer.

But it has been harder to test whether cancer stem cells fuel the growth of tumors in other tissues.

Not exact matches

While the combination therapies block off the principal pathway that cancer cells use to fuel their growth, the cells come to bypass this blockade and, like vehicles on a detour route, make use of additional pathways to continue growing and spreading.

Women with the KRAS - variant are also more susceptible to triple - negative breast cancer, tumors whose growth is not fueled by the hormones estrogen and progesterone, or by the presence of a particular genetic mutation known as HER2, which promotes cancer cell growth.

Insulin - like growth factor promotes cell division and growth, while insulin shunts fuel consumed either into immediate energy use or into storage for a later time.

Autophagy is a process by which cancer cells recycle essential building blocks to fuel further growth.

That could then lead to even more fueling stations that can accept hydrogen and support the continued growth of the fuel - cell electric vehicle market.»

Hwang said the study would provide data about the best candidates for active surveillance, and create a repository of imaging and cell samples to advance knowledge into the molecular biology of DCIS and what fuels or deters its growth.

Autophagy — an essential process cancer cells need to fuel their growth — is a key troublemaker spurring tumor growth.

Although the importance of stem cells in fuelling plant growth and development still many questions on their tight molecular control remain unanswered.

The telomerase deficiency of human somatic cells reduces the risk of cancer development, as telomerase fuels uncontrolled cancer cell growth.

In healthy cells constant growth can overwhelm cellular factories like the ER, leading to cell stress and death, but cancer cells manage to keep their factories running at high capacity to fuel non-stop growth.

A protein in the TOR signalling pathway, called SREBP, controls the flow of messages to the endoplasmic reticulum telling it to expand — and could allow cancer cells to produce enough proteins and lipids to fuel their non-stop growth.

Cancer stem cells, which fuel the growth of fatal tumours, can be knocked out by a one - two combination of antibiotics and Vitamin C in a new experimental strategy, published by researchers at the University of Salford, UK.

One explanation is that fat tissue produces estrogen that can fuel breast cancer cell growth after menopause, when the ovaries stop making estrogen.

CO2 concentrations typically peak in spring, just before trees, plankton and other plants across the Northern Hemisphere awaken from their winter slumber and begin to greedily suck CO2 out of the sky to fuel photosynthesis and the growth of leaves and cells.

Now a team led by researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have identified a cellular process that cancer cells hijack to hoard cholesterol and fuel their growth.

Nagrath, who directs Rice's Laboratory for Systems Biology of Human Diseases, found that some cancer cells are capable of using these information packets as a source of energy to fuel tumor growth.

Max S. Wicha, M.D., has received a $ 6.5 million Outstanding Investigator Award to study cancer stem cells, the small number of cells within a tumor that fuel its growth and spread.

They found that, in contrast to most adult stem cells, these cells are distinct from those that fuel the initial growth of this important organ.

In addition to being integral to cell biology, tyrosine kinases also present targets for new anticancer therapies: One of the most highly touted, rationally designed anticancer compounds, Gleevec, inhibits an oncogenic tyrosine kinase whose aberrant activity fuels the rampant growth of cells in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

As one component of DOE's portfolio, hydrogen and fuel cells can enable affordable and reliable energy that enhances economic growth and energy security.

Identifying cancer stem cells, the small number of cells in a tumor believed to fuel its growth and spread

We suggest that stromal catabolism, via autophagy and mitophagy, fuels the anabolic growth of tumor cells, promoting tumor progression and metastasis.

October 30, 2011 Fat cells in abdomen fuel spread of ovarian cancer A large pad of fat cells that extends from the stomach and covers the intestines provides nutrients that promote the spread and growth of ovarian cancer, reports a research team based at the University of Chicago in the journal Nature Medicine, published online October 30th, 2011.

This includes identifying pancreatic cancer stem cells, the small number of cells within a tumor that fuel its growth and spread.

It activates cancer genes and fuels growth of cancer cells.

Estrogen fuels cell growth which can lead to cancer (especially breast and uterine cancers).

Healthy and cancerous cells use the hormone insulin to fuel growth so the more you have, the more cancer grows, multiplies, and spreads.

IL - 6 plays a key role in inflammation, and high levels are tied to harmful proteins that fuel the growth and spread of cancer cells, said Vanamala.

Many cells in the body use glutamine as a fuel for growth and is synthesized in both skeletal muscle and in adipose tissue in addition to the lungs, liver, and brain.

We've identified that ketone bodies, i.e. fuels in the bloodstream that result from a very low carbohydrate diet, metabolically inhibit growth of 7 cancer cell lines in cell culture, but not 3 normal cell types.

Fact: insulin is the most anabolic hormone in your body, responsible for more fuel storage and cell growth than any hormone in your body.

On training days, creatine should be taken immediately post-workout because this is when muscle cells are primed for creatine and nutrient absorption to help fuel growth and recovery.

Coenzyme Q10 is used to produce energy to fuel cell growth and maintenance and is thought to improve the function of mitochondria, the «powerhouses» that produce energy in cells.

While scientists know how estrogen receptors fuel the growth of cancer cells, they know a lot less about what progesterone receptors do in those same cells.

Insulin protects fat storage (inhibits lypolisis), and fat cells secrete their own inflammatory signals in addition to aromatizing testosterone to estradiol contributing to states of estrogen dominance, while also increasing DHEA and androgens to fuel that process (as well as acne, hair growth, and agitation).

Increased blood sugar levels can also feed pathogenic bacteria and yeast, such as Candida albicans (candidiasis), as well as fueling cancer cell growth.

It is literally defined as «self eating,» because when the body has no other fuel, it feeds its cells and does cleanup work by metabolizing cancerous growths, and breaking down yeasts, mold, fungi, viral, bacterial, and many other aberrant cells and growths.

According to the article, sugar may fuel cancer cells, promoting tumor growth.

HELP, please, I don't want to fuel cancer cell growth!!!

Metabolism is a balance that breaks down into two, the building up of body tissues and energy stores (Anabolism) and the breaking down (Catabolism) of body tissues and energy stores to generate more fuel for body functions: Anabolism or constructive metabolism, is all about building and storing: It supports the growth of new cells, the maintenance of body tissues, and the storage of energy for use in the future.

Honda will introduce a new 2017 Accord Hybrid and the Clarity Series of advanced alternative - fuel vehicles, beginning with the new, hydrogen - powered Clarity Fuel Cell later in 2016, followed by new Clarity Battery Electric and Clarity Plug - In in 2017, as the company strives to realize significant growth in sales of electrified vehicfuel vehicles, beginning with the new, hydrogen - powered Clarity Fuel Cell later in 2016, followed by new Clarity Battery Electric and Clarity Plug - In in 2017, as the company strives to realize significant growth in sales of electrified vehicFuel Cell later in 2016, followed by new Clarity Battery Electric and Clarity Plug - In in 2017, as the company strives to realize significant growth in sales of electrified vehicles.

Soon to join the Clarity Fuel Cell will be the new Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug - In Hybrid in 2017, as the company strives to realize significant growth in sales of electrified vehicles.

However, the growth portends well for the future of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Despite the growth, the number of fuel cell vehicles sold and leased are miniscule compared to the market, said Naqi Jaffery, President and CEO of Information Trends.

«The microbial fuel cells work by employing live microbes which feed on urine (fuel) for their own growth and maintenance.

To actually stop the growth of oil imports and potentially even reduce consumption, automakers have focused on developing cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells.