Sentences with phrase «for innate immunity»

«It has only recently been discovered that the innate immune system has a form of memory», explains Eicke Latz, Director of the Institute for Innate Immunity of the University of Bonn.
A shared role for RBF1 and dCAP - D3 in the regulation of transcription with consequences for innate immunity.
«The study by Egli et al. holds promise for enhancing the response of the seasonal influenza vaccine by blocking the receptor used for the innate immunity signalling molecule IL28B.
To test the role of innate immune response in the mouse model of ALS, the researchers focused on Toll - like receptors (TLR), which are important sensors for innate immunity.
«Our compound has an antiviral effect against all these viruses,» said Michael Gale Jr., University of Washington professor of immunology and director of the UW Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease.

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IDEAYA is pioneering the next generation of biomarker - enabled synthetic lethality therapies for genetically defined patient populations and advancing an immuno - oncology pipeline targeting immuno - metabolism and innate immunity.
Key for athletes is, adequate vitamin D levels promote good bone density, innate immunity, muscle wasting, and exercise - related inflammation and immunity.
These investigations revealed little change over long periods of time for some innate - immunity genes, providing evidence of strong constraints.
«We found that interbreeding with archaic humans — the Neanderthals and Denisovans — has influenced the genetic diversity in present - day genomes at three innate immunity genes belonging to the human Toll - like - receptor family,» says Janet Kelso of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.
Town and others have proposed a second, newer theory for harnessing microglia and the innate immunity to fight Alzheimer's.
Focusing on basic research for the functional regulation of innate and adaptive immunity and on translational research for cancer immunotherapies, the National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology has been conducting innovative research and exploration, and is becoming a rising star in the international immunology community.
Looking for an answer, Emerman and colleagues homed in on the immune protein TRIM5α, one of several proteins involved in innate immunity, the body's first line of defense against viral infection.
Pinpointing the origins of gamma - ray bursts, determining the workings of innate immunity, and extending the use of differential equations to applications in relativity are achievements paying off in Shaw Prizes for the scientists involved.
«The current study reveals the new roles of innate immunity in ALS pathomechanism and provides a clue to develop a new therapeutic approach for protecting ALS motor neurons.»
Zhijian «James» Chen, Ph.D., has received the 2018 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme, a sensor of innate immunity.
The alpha2 beta1 integrin provides a co-stimulatory signal required for mast cell activation, cytokine secretion and initiation of innate immunity.
Register now for the 11th International Conference on Innate Immunity to be held at the Royal Olympian Hotel in Olympia, Greece, from June 1 - 6, 2014.
A research team from the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) recently discovered that cheetahs have developed a very efficient innate «first line of defence» immunity to compensate potential deficiencies in other components of their immune system.
Our current work defines one more component of a specific branch of innate immunity responsible for the recognition and clearance of senescent cells and presumably involved in keeping us young.
Foreign researchers honored as the 31st KIA laureates include: Prof. Eric Vivier (France) for his research on harnessing innate immunity against cancer; Prof. Jianfang Wang (Hong Kong, China) for his research on Colloidal Plasmonic Metal Nanocrystals; Prof. Majed Chergui (Switzerland) for his research on unravelling the fundamentals of solar; Prof. Katharina Gaus (Australia) for her research on Single molecule imaging of T cell receptor signaling; and Prof. Dr. Burkhard Büdel (Germany) for his research on Role of lichens and cyanobacteria in biological soil crusts.
Areas for future focus will be to develop mechanisms of boosting host defence and innate immunity so antivirals / antibacterials will be less required.
More investment into research is all the more important given that we are close to formidable breakthroughs in many areas of respiratory diseases, such as molecular bacteriology and virology, development of vaccines and antiviral agents, boosting host defence and innate immunity, molecular pathology and personalised care for lung cancer.
Long - time readers of this blog will not be surprised to hear that animal research has featured prominently in the work for which this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine are being honoured - Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann for their for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity, and... Continue reading Nobel Prize 2011: Flies and mice take a bow!
In 2011, two scientists were awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for identifying receptor proteins, named Toll - like receptors, that recognize these microorganisms and activate innate immunity, the body's first line of defense.
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The macrophages release cytokines that can activate more innate immune cells, readying them for attack on viruses or cancer cells, or they can activate the adaptive arm of immunity, priming it for clonal expansion.
Natural Killer Cells - composed of innate immunity and are responsible for helping to fight tunours and cells that are infected with viruses
There is also a particular need for replication and extension of our finding that greater protective parenting was associated with a significant shift in cell - type composition in the direction of relatively fewer CD14 monocytes (a marker of innate immunity), suggesting potential long - term impact on chronic inflammation (Irwin and Cole, 2011).
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