Sentences with phrase «host defense mechanisms»

Immunopharmacology of glucan: a broad spectrum enhancer of host defense mechanisms.

Genetic engineering of human antibodies; host defense mechanisms against microbial infection.

Not exact matches

It is virtually impossible to bring down a network when all of the gates and defense mechanisms are hosted across a number of self - governed processors.

We feel immunity is too strong a term for this new defense mechanism because these extracellular pathogens can survive and even sexually reproduce on resistant hosts, and so we refer to it as «defense».»

«It has long been proposed that native gut bacteria are an important component of host defense, but until now, the responsible species and molecular mechanism have not been clearly demonstrated,» says first author Yongqi Shao of Zhejiang University.

This resulted in a staggering 50,000 virus - host protein interactions, approximately 500 of which appeared to be involved in viral infection.By removing the interacting host proteins from the cell one at a time, the researchers were able to determine what their functional contribution was in the infection process: whether the host proteins were hijacked by the virus and used to spread infection, or whether they were part of a defense mechanism against the virus.

«This is quite good and convincing work that confirms host defense activity of amyloid - β against fungal and bacterial infections in animal models, and begins to unravel the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity of the protein,» said Kevan Hartshorn who studies innate immunity at the Boston University School of Medicine and was not involved in the study.

Host susceptibility to infection varies greatly among the general population, with increased susceptibility seen in humans who are unvaccinated, very young or elderly, immunosuppressed, or pregnant or who have injuries (e.g., scratches, bite wounds) that pose a break in the normal defense mechanisms.3

Beloved for their neon hues and completely wacko assortment of shapes and frippery, they've evolved a whole host of curious defense mechanisms to compensate for their lack of a protective shell.