Sentences with phrase «immune responses by»

A protein called zonulin is responsible for induction of tolerance and orchestration of immune responses by modulating intercellular tight junctions in the gastrointestinal epithelium in a rapid, reversible, and reproducible fashion (Fasano, 2011).

It is possible that LPA promotes immune responses by increasing the T cells» chances of encountering dendritic cells.

She also investigates the cellular and molecular mechanisms of innate and adaptive immune responses by RNA vaccines.

Differential regulation of immune responses by odontoblasts.

Multistage regulation of TH1 - type immune responses by the transcription factor IRF - 1.

«Adenosine deaminase may help the immune system fight HIV on its own: Adenosine deaminase enhances anti-HIV-1 specific immune responses by reducing the action of cells that impede HIV - specific defenses.»

Mechanistic studies showed that IFN increases antitumor immune responses by enhancing antigen presentation to T cells by dendritic cells present in the tumor microenvironment.

Monitoring immune responses by measuring cytokine levels has become an integral part of disease - related research, providing clues to the state of the immune system and how it could be targeted therapeutically.

He predicts that the discovery will help researchers develop very specific anti-inflammatory drugs that can subtly tweak the body's immune responses by targeting distinct ubiquitin ligases and similar enzymes involved in cellular garbage disposal.

ONA appears to activate anti-tumor immune responses by nullifying the immunosuppressive function of myeloid cells.

Turnips are high in vitamins A and C; antioxidants that together play an important role in stimulating the body's immune response by boosting the formation of antibodies and white blood cells.

«Variable Activation of immune Response by Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

One of the primary differentiating factors is that an allergy illicits an immune response by producing specific antibodies against substances in the environment that are normally harmless.

Treatment implications might include the potential utility of medications to alter the body's immune response by blocking inflammation, or providing drugs that enhance basal ganglia function, he says.

Onion A increases anti-tumor immune response by inhibiting the immune suppression actions of macrophage and myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC).

Using near - infrared light, researchers have shown they can selectively activate an immune response by controlling the flow of calcium ions into the cell.

The company now has an array of fully human antibodies in its pipeline created with its proprietary VelocImmune mouse, which has been engineered to express human antibody genes while still mounting a robust immune response by making antibodies with fully human variable regions and mouse constant regions.

Boosting the immune response by including adjuvants, and delivering the vaccine under the skin instead of into muscle, could help to lower the dose required and cut costs, as could new kinds of vaccine, he says.

But some bacteria have evolved a counter strategy — injecting special proteins that suppress the plant's immune response by adding small, disabling chemical tags called acetyl groups to immune molecules.

Hypersensitivity is an exaggerated immune response by the body to an agent — but is not the same as a diagnosed allergy.

Earlier research by Rafi Ahmed of Emory University found that such viral infections in mice stall the innate immune response by flicking on the PD - 1 switch, which keeps the T cells from functioning.

Sequence - dependent stimulation of the mammalian innate immune response by synthetic siRNA.

TLR signaling mediated by MyD88 is required for a protective innate immune response by neutrophils to Citrobacter rodentium.

Tumours naturally suppress the immune response by secreting chemical messages that quiet T - cells.

FcRn bears an intriguing structural resemblance to molecules called major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins, which function in the vertebrate adaptive immune response by presenting antigenic peptides to T cells.

SHP2 also suppresses T - cell activity against growing tumors through regulation of the adaptive immune response by binding to PD - 1 and dephosphorylating CD28 and the protein LCK.

While ZVex primes the immune system by triggering the generation of CTLs, GLAAS, by activation of CD4 cells, boosts the immune response by expanding and enhancing the function of CTLS and other anti-tumor mechanisms.

Freeman's research has identified the ligands for the major pathways that control the immune response by inhibiting T cell activation (PD - L1 or PD - L2 / PD - 1 and B7 - 2 / CTLA - 4) or stimulating T cell activation (B7 - 2 / CD28).

They do, however, play a key role in helping to boost the anti-tumor immune response by: (1) expanding the number and improving the function of existing CTLs that are specific to the same tumor antigen; and (2) providing help to other immune cells, including B lymphocytes that are precursors to antibodies and natural killer (NK) cells that are also important in the overall anti-tumor immune response.

The new work focuses on the regulation of immune response by two forms of the signaling molecule IL - 8, as well as IL - 8's interaction with cell - surface molecules called glycosaminoglycans (or GAGs for short).

One of the primary differentiating factors is that an allergy illicits an immune response by producing specific antibodies against substances in the environment that are normally harmless.

Intestinal permeability was assessed by Ussing chamber; epithelial cell (EC) ultra-structure by electron microscopy; RNA expression of genes coding for junctional proteins by Q - real - time PCR; immune response by in - vitro antigen - specific T - cell proliferation and cytokine analysis by cytometric bead array; intestinal microbiota by fluorescence in situ hybridization and analysis of systemic antibodies against intestinal microbiota by surface staining of live bacteria with serum followed by FACS analysis.

Vitamin D plays a strong role in modulating the inflammatory immune response by blocking pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 10.

Definition of Allergies - a damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food (protein based), or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.

Overbeck S, Rink L, Haase H. Modulating the immune response by oral zinc supplementation: a single approach for multiple diseases.

It mediates the immune response by enhancing the production of virus - fighting interferon and promoting the function of phagocytes, which engulf and destroy foreign pathogens.

Pine bark extract also normalizes immune response by inhibiting Nuclear Factor - Kappa B.

Killed vaccines need to be repeated in order to be effective in many cases because they do not continue to stimulate an immune response by viral reproduction like modified live vaccines.

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While this process causes some lung injury, most of the symptoms of the flu are actually caused by the immune response to the virus.

Treatment vaccines treat an existing cancer by strengthening the body's natural immune response to the cancer.

Made of a polymer that has already been approved by the FDA for applications such as biodegradable sutures, InVivo's implant seems to undermine the biological ripple effect that leads to apoptosis, essentially by leading the body to believe that the damage is not that bad, which tones down the immune response and helps the healthier neural tissue survive and heal.

The tattooing process works by injecting ink into the skin, which stimulates an immune response in which cells called «macrophages» move into the area and «eat up» the ink.

She says the food ingredient irritates by activating an immune response that dials up inflammation.

Beta - carotene has been found to reduce cell damage caused by free radicals, and improves immune function by enhancing cell mediated immune responses.

We address this by following an elimination diet and removing foods that are likely triggering an immune response as well as sticking to an anti-inflammatory diet.

Also known as «mother's milk» it is the first milk produced by a nursing mother and is responsible for activating and rapidly developing the infant's immune response shortly after birth.

Although derived from a natural source, carrageenan appears to be particularly destructive to the digestive system, triggering an immune response similar to that your body has when invaded by pathogens like Salmonella.

They're proteins that are made by your immune system after exposure to an antigen (something harmful to your body that causes an immune response).

Homeopathy is an alternative branch of medicine that relies on tiny amounts of substances to effect a cure by stimulating the body's natural immune response.

It is scientifically plausible that our entire hypothalamic - pituatary - adrenal (HPA) axis, which mediates long - term stress responses and immune function, as well as short - term fight - or - flight reaction, is permanently mis - set by the continuing high stress hormone levels that ensue when newborn babies are routinely separated from their mothers.