Sentences with phrase «good immune response to the infection»

«The people who look sickest are having a good immune response to the infection.»

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«We are pleased to have demonstrated such a potent and durable immune response to the vaccine,» said the study's lead author, Sita Awasthi, PhD, a research associate professor of Infectious Diseases at Penn. «If found effective in clinical trials, the vaccine will have a huge impact on reducing the overall prevalence of genital herpes infections and could reduce new HIV infections as well, especially in high - burden regions of sub-Saharan Africa.»

The UNC research team, led by Lemon and Jason Whitmire, Ph.D., Associate Professor in UNC's Department of Genetics, is now poised to investigate the complicated interplay of nonspecific «innate» and specific «adaptive» immune responses that ultimately control the infection and eliminate HAV from the host — processes that are not well understood for any of the five human hepatitis viruses.

This gene encodes a protein that plays a well - known role in regulating the body's immune response to infection.

The researchers found that the gene expression levels in immune cells changed in response to the macaque's new social rank within 3 months of establishing the new groups, and the cells got better at fighting infection.

This is largely due to life - threatening infections, as well as brain inflammation, activated by the body's natural disease - fighting immune response, called «complement».

Disturbances in the functioning of this network, as well as various kind of infection and other triggers of a pregnant woman's immune response, have been linked to development of psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders.

Although these developmental roles are well documented it is less clear how competent these cells are to respond to infection and whether they play a significant role in the immune response of the embryo.

There is growing evidence that, as well as pathogen genetic factors, host genetic factors and the interaction between host, vector and pathogen influence variability in infection rates, immune responses [7], [8], susceptibility to infection, disease progression and severity, and response to preventive or therapeutic interventions [9], [10].

To be certain the Th2 type immunopathology was elicited by the S protein vaccine in our studies and in hopes a greater immune response would result from higher dosages of the vaccine and induce greater protection against infection as well as reduce or prevent the immunopathology, our experiment 2 used up to 9 µg of the S protein for immunizatioTo be certain the Th2 type immunopathology was elicited by the S protein vaccine in our studies and in hopes a greater immune response would result from higher dosages of the vaccine and induce greater protection against infection as well as reduce or prevent the immunopathology, our experiment 2 used up to 9 µg of the S protein for immunizatioto 9 µg of the S protein for immunization.

It seems as though invasion - front toads have weakened immune responses — that seems to be a likely reason why they are so vulnerable to the arthritis - and we are following up this lead with studies on how toads react to infection in terms of their behaviour and physiology (by Dave Llewelyn) as well as looking at the actual processes by which they combat infection.

During infection this allows immune responses to better counteract the virulence factors produced by pathogens.

Our goal is to understand the acute immune response associated with viral infections to better identify and interdict these pathogens to increase blood safety, as well as to capitalize to access to subjects identified at the earliest point of infection to better understand the generation of effective immune responses against acute and chronic viral infections.

«If someone with diabetes has mild renal failure, gets the flu, doesn't keep up with hydration — which makes renal function worse — and can't fight off the flu infection as well because they already have a lowered immune response, they can start to spiral out of control.»

Investigation revealed it isn't the infections themselves that cause autism, but instead the reaction of the mother's immune system to infection (her inflammatory response), as well as the overall health of her immune system.

Chronic stress suppresses your immune system, specifically your T - cells which recruit cells to an infection and help to ensure that the magnitude of an immune response is adequate.1 Cortisol is also anti - inflammatory.1 Anti-inflammatory interventions are often a good thing when they're being to used to treat conditions where there is chronic inflammation.

This will greatly decrease the likelihood of further infection, as the body has «learned» how to fight it off on its own and created a better immune response.

Furthermore, ALI - FRECs were able to support infection and replication of FHV - 1, as well as modulate transcriptional regulation of various immune genes in response to infection.