Sentences with phrase «for lymphatic vessels»

So neuroimmunologist Jonathan Kipnis and his team weren't looking for lymphatic vessels actually entering the brain.

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For over one hundred years, scientists have debated the question of the origins of the lymphatic system — a parallel system to the blood vessels that serves as a conduit for everything from immune cells to fat molecules to cancer celFor over one hundred years, scientists have debated the question of the origins of the lymphatic system — a parallel system to the blood vessels that serves as a conduit for everything from immune cells to fat molecules to cancer celfor everything from immune cells to fat molecules to cancer cells.

In 1816, an Italian anatomist reported finding lymphatic vessels on the surface of the brain, but for two centuries, it was forgotten.

The point for PANS: In diseases of autoimmunity, where rogue immune cells are stuck in the brain, returning these lymphatic vessels to greater function may be a potent means of clearing up disease.

Commonly removed before cooking, the research team found that fish scales contain collagen that, when further modified and applied to mice, promoted blood and lymphatic vessel formation, thus improving the potential for tissue repair and regeneration.

Because the brain is like every other tissue connected to the peripheral immune system through meningeal lymphatic vessels,» said Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, professor in the UVA Department of Neuroscience and director of UVA's Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG).

As part of this effort, Dr. Weinstein and his colleagues inserted a gene for a protein that turns green the cells that line the endothelium of selected embryonic veins and in the lymphatic system — the network of vessels through which immune cells travel in the body.

The researchers found that the plasmalemma vesicle - associated protein (PLVAP), often used as a marker for blood vessels, is expressed in lymph nodes not only in the blood vessels but also in the lymphatic vessels that transport tissue fluids.

For this purpose, they use certain enzymes, proteases that break down the tissue surrounding the tumor, thus opening the way for tumor cells to reach blood or lymphatic vesseFor this purpose, they use certain enzymes, proteases that break down the tissue surrounding the tumor, thus opening the way for tumor cells to reach blood or lymphatic vessefor tumor cells to reach blood or lymphatic vessels.

The description of lymphatic vessels by Dr. Alitalo and other scientists working independently in the U.S. has opened new avenues for exploring mechanisms of Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's Diseases, as well as other neurodegenerative and autoimmune disorders.

The lymphatic vessels act like a giant drainage system for the body that needs to stay clear for it to work properly.

Beets are particularly valuable as they help thin the bile for healthy fat digestion, scrub the intestinal villi where the lymphatic vessels originate, and help keep the lymph flowing.

The lymphatic vessels at these sites are partly responsible for the formation of triglycerides and cholesterol because they transport fats and lipids.

The lymphatic vessels act like a giant drainage system for the body that needs to stay unclogged for it to work properly.

And restful sleep is important for the function of the glymphatic system — or glial - dependent lymphatic system — a brain - wide pathway of dural lymphatic vessels that helps to detoxify the brain during periods of sleep.

Besides the potential for harm to the trachea, there is also the potential for the esophagus, blood and lymphatic vessels, vertebrae, intervertebral discs, facets (small joints connecting the vertebrae), spinal cord, and muscles of the neck to be adversely affected by abrupt leash tugs on a cervical collar.