Sentences with phrase «complex immune processes»

There are several pieces of evidence showing that loss of epigenetic control over complex immune processes contributes to autoimmune disease.

Not exact matches

Many different cells are involved in the complex processes: skin cells (keratinocytes) and cells of the immune system, among others T lymphocytes, macrophages, mast cells and others.

That approach targets the PD - 1 protein, which is involved in a complex process that prevents the immune system's T - cells from attacking cancer.

«Some approaches to creating cancer vaccines begin by extracting a patient's own immune cells, priming them with tumor antigens and returning them to the patient, a process that is complex and expensive,» says Mark Poznansky, MD, PhD, director of the MGH Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center and senior author of the report.

A deeper understanding of the complex biological processes that govern the immune system's function will ultimately reveal new avenues for the prevention and treatment of disease.

By enabling communication between distant parts of the body, they coordinate complex and vital bodily processes like growth, metabolism, fertility, immune responses and even behavior.

Our body has the powerful ability to process and eliminate the 500 chemicals and toxic substances we come into contact with daily, as well as the hormone metabolites and immune complexes produced as a result of normal metabolic functioning.

Starchy or sweet foods like flour, bread, banana, processed foods, pizza, chocolate, etc; may not be broken down adequately by your digestion — again causing a complex interplay between your immune system and your gut.