Sentences with phrase «defined by inflammation»

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Cleveland Clinic defines gastroenteritis (stomach flu) as an inflammation of the intestines caused by something viral, bacterial, or parasitic.

The World Health Organization defines bronchial asthma as a chronic airway inflammation that is caused by various inflammatory cells, including eosinophils (EOS), mast cells and T lymphocytes (1 — 3).

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease mainly defined by its clinical features of chronic inflammation in joints associated with bone and cartilage destruction.

PEL cells can be defined by the overexpression of genes involved in inflammation, cell adhesion, and invasion, which may be responsible for their presentation in body cavities.

Several diseases that are defined by chronic inflammation result in significantly increased risks of cancer, such as colon cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis (an inflammatory bowel disease).2, 3 Interestingly, studies show that irritable bowel disease in itself can invoke stress, and as a result, decrease immune function.4 Animal studies have shown that stress alone can exacerbate colitis, 5 connecting the two (which comes first?).

It found a strong link between higher levels of chronic inflammation (as measured by blood levels of an inflammatory marker) and a decreased likelihood of «successful aging,» defined as optimal physical and cognitive health and the absence of chronic diseases.

«Herein, we examined if, relative to a grain - based mouse diet (chow), compositionally defined diet consumption would impact development of intestinal inflammation induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and moreover, whether DSS - induced colitis might also be attenuated by diets supplemented with inulin.

Consistent with this theme, we recently reported that in mice, compositionally defined diets that are made with purified ingredients and lack fermentable fiber promote low - grade inflammation and metabolic syndrome, both of which could be ameliorated by supplementation of such diets with the fermentable fiber inulin.

It is defined as vascular, airway and interstitial lung lesions caused by the death of immature adult worms, and the inflammation may last up to eight months.

Reflux esophagitis is simply defined as inflammation of the esophagus caused by reflux (or regurgitation) of gastric contents from the stomach back into the throat through the esophagus.