Sentences with phrase «generated by the immune cells»

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The numbers of cells and proteins generated by the immune system of some SIDS babies have been reported to be higher than normal.

A final series of tests confirmed that toxic compounds generated by antibodies kill bacteria without any help from other immune cells, like macrophages.

The going theory for this — that antibodies generated by a first bout with dengue bind to a second strain, which helps it multiply in the immune cells — doesn't account for the internal bleeding and tissue damage, says Juthathip Mongkolsapaya of Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Now an international team of biologists may have found a reason why: a signal generated by the body's immune cells renders the drugs useless.

The HZI will develop a vaccination protocol for mucosal administration based on three novel strategies: (i) development and optimization of a vaccination protocol in which parenterally - primed T and B cells are subsequently pulled into the mucosa by the local delivery of the cognate antigen to the requested effector site, (ii) testing the co-administration of antigens with novel mucosal adjuvants using different mucosal immunisation routes and schedules, and (iii) testing various nanoparticles co-administered with different immunomodulators for their ability to generate both systemic and mucosal immune responses following transcutaneous / trans - follicular vaccination.

The awards span the broad mission of the NIH and include groundbreaking research, such as engineering immune cells producing drugs at the site of diseased tissue; developing a sensor to rapidly detect antibiotic resistance of a bacterial infection; understanding how certain parasites evade host detection by continually changing their surface proteins; and developing implants that run off the electricity generated from the motion of a beating the heart.

Interleukin - 21 (IL - 21): Delivering higher levels of IL - 21 has been demonstrated to improve the state of the immune system by increasing the pace at which new immune cells are generated.

By decreasing risk factors and harnessing the power of the human immune system, inflammation can be decreased, new cells can be generated and the body can function better.

The lab is characterizing the quantity and quality (i.e. B and T cell) of the immune responses induced or generated by these DNA plasmids in order to improve their ability to mediate virus neutralization and clearance.

«Having a very efficient and practical way of generating patient - specific stem cells, which unlike human embryonic stem cells, wouldn't be rejected by the patient's immune system after transplantation brings us a step closer to the clinical application of stem cell therapy,» says Belmonte, PhD., a professor in the Gene Expression Laboratory and director of the Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, Spain.

Our objective is to generate a resource that facilitates research into human immune - related diseases by creating a comprehensive database of cell type - and allele - specific epigenomic and transcriptomic data for the immunology community.

A recent study led by BSI member Professor Andrew Sewell from Cardiff University and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation showed that a synthetic «mirror image» version of a protein belonging to the influenza A virus generated strong immune responses in human cells and mice, with the mice also being protected when exposed to a strain of influenza A.

In preclinical research, tumor cells lysed by coxsackievirus A21 (CVA21), a naturally occurring «common cold» ICAM - 1 — targeted RNA virus, induced a secondary systemic host - generated antitumor immune response.

It is Dr. Chou's hope that, by treating colon cancer stem cells with DAC and then exposing them to immune cells that have been primed to recognize NY - ESO - 1, he can generate a targeted and durable immune response against these cells without harming healthy cells.

Also, while ketones can replace glucose as a fuel, they can not glycosylate proteins, or generate ROS in the manner needed by immune cells.

Abdominal fat, in particular, contains proinflammatory cytokines — the chemicals released by immune cells — and hormones secreted by fat tissue, which can generate and perpetuate chronic inflammation.