Sentences with phrase «even leading to cell death»

Unable to flush out calcium, the cell may become overstimulated, damaging the cells and even leading to cell death (apoptosis).

Such undesired protein waste can be toxic for cells and may even lead to cell death.

Not exact matches

Now, two new studies have added another disease: multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disorder that strips away nerve cells» protective covers, leading to muscle weakness, blindness, and even death.

Even a change in temperature of + / - 5 ° C subjects the cell to a heat shock or cold shock, which can lead to cell death after a few hours.

Inflammation also erodes telomeres, the «caps» at the ends of chromosomes that protect genes from degradation, which can lead to early cell death, premature aging and even cancer.

UCSF's Deeks cautions that anti-CD3 antibodies can cause too much activation of T cells, leading to a massive inflammatory reaction that damages organs and can even cause death.

Adding to the complexity of this disease, people with T1D also have dysfunctional alpha cells that, during activities such as exercise, permit uncorrected and dangerously low glucose levels that can lead to unconsciousness or even death.

Neurons might literally be overexcited by incoming chemical messages, which could lead to long - term misfiring and even death of these irreplaceable cells.

Once formed, these highly reactive radicals can start a chain reaction — like dominoes — that leads to poor cell function or even cell death, which can lead to ageing.

Similar to the physical and cellular burn of exercise that creates some oxidizing free radicals, the «stress» from cruciferous vegetables stimulates our mitochondria to produce homemade antioxidants to counterbalance the oxidation and protect our vital DNA.28 Even cancer cells have caught on to this central role of our mitochondria — the bastards can amplify their levels of some of these same pathways — further stressing their importance for survival.25 However, our cells still seem to have the upper hand, as multiple studies show that the organosulfur chemicals in many of these anticancer vegetables can severely stress cancer cells, leading to oxidative damage, and ultimately, death.29

It is no different when the cell membranes become inflamed and, therefore, clogged so to speak; toxins build up in the cell and lead to dysfunction and even cell death.

Ingestion can also cause anemia (low red blood cell count) and, in severe cases, the anemia may lead to internal organ damage, organ failure or even death.

Any time the seizures are too frequent they can cause a process call «kindling» in which further (non-epileptic) brain cells are affected adversely leading to the next set of seizures occurring even sooner or lasting longer.8 Eventually some dogs have very frequent clusters of seizures happening multiple time in one day, or go into a continuous seizure (status epilepticus) which is life threatening and can lead to permanent brain damage or death.