Sentences with phrase «defense against bacterial infections»

Because new research just reported at the Ecological Society of America meeting indicates that some hibernating animals wake up as a defense against bacterial infections.

In human donor cells and mouse experimental models, the researchers demonstrated that TSLP specifically targeted neutrophils — white blood cells that constitute the first line of defense against bacterial infections.

An appropriate amount of inflammation in the body is beneficial for defense against bacterial infection, but uncontrolled inflammation leads to inflammatory diseases.

He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, and is the recipient of the 2009 Robert Koch Award, from the Robert Koch Foundation, in recognition of his groundbreaking research work into the mechanisms of defense against bacterial infection.

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They go on to suggest that «lowering levels of TNF may be an effective strategy in improving host defense against S. pneumoniae in older adults,» and that, «although it may be counterintuitive to limit inflammatory responses during a bacterial infection, [some existing] clinical observations and our animal model indicate that anti-bacterial strategies need to be tailored to the age of the host.»

«This is quite good and convincing work that confirms host defense activity of amyloid - β against fungal and bacterial infections in animal models, and begins to unravel the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity of the protein,» said Kevan Hartshorn who studies innate immunity at the Boston University School of Medicine and was not involved in the study.

The respiratory system has defense mechanisms which protect the epithelium against bacterial infection and foreign particles / molecules from being deposited.29 These mechanisms can be summarized to the following: a) beating cilia, b) mucus, c) macrophages, d) transporters and e) enzymes.