Sentences with phrase «immune surveillance system»

The histiocyte group of cells are part of the body's immune surveillance system.

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In other words, bacterial prions, could boost bacteria's ability to cause disease, evade immune system surveillance and elude drugs.

Using the JEDI technology, Mount Sinai researchers uncovered evidence that immune cells can find cells in the brain expressing their target antigen, even in non-infected states, which provides evidence of an immune surveillance pathway within the body's central nervous system.

The authors said that this result suggests that the reason bacterial numbers are so high in these mice, and, by extension, human LAD patients, is not because of a defect in the immune system's surveillance mechanism but because of the inflammation caused by the immune system's abnormal response to normal levels of bacteria in the gums.

The immune system plays a critical role not only in fending off pathogen attack, but also in cancer surveillance, and more recently as a tool in immunotherapy - based treatments.

In turn, it appears microbes on the skin tweak the complement system, as well as immune surveillance of the skin.

«This is because the stress led to poor function against the cancer by T - cells, which are very important in the immune system's control and surveillance of tumours and are a major target in many immunotherapy treatments.»

Paul Ehrlich proposes that the immune system usually suppresses tumor formation, a concept that becomes known as the «immune surveillance» hypothesis.

«This surveillance system is key to healthy immune reactions, but it can be kicked into overdrive or turned entirely off.»

TRAIL is a natural antitumor protein that suppresses tumor development during immune surveillance, the immune system's process of patrolling the body for cancer cells.

These two populations might benefit especially from the heightened «cancer surveillance» — the ability of the immune system to seek out and destroy budding cancers — that this study suggests exercise brings, Bilek explains.

«If exercise indeed strengthens the immune system and potentially improves cancer surveillance, it's one more thing we should educate patients about as a reason they should schedule regular activity throughout their day and make it a priority in their lives.»

Studies have suggested for some time that whey protein can up - regulate immune system surveillance systems due to the presence of several live bioactive fractions.

Zinc boosts the surveillance of the immune system inhibiting bacterial infections by: (13)

Rather than just warming up the air around you, far infrared heat penetrates into your body, greatly alleviating joint pain, and increasing blood circulation.5 By increasing blood circulation, you're circulating the immune system around the body, increasing surveillance of infections.5 It's like having police monitoring a larger area.

«ILCs are essential for immune surveillance of the digestive system and this is the first time that we have identified a gene responsible for the production of ILCs.»»

In the hours following intense exercise, the ability of the immune system to conduct good surveillance of the body is easily compromised, and for this reason, sufficient protein intake to restore healthy immune function can be important.

In turn, it appears microbes on the skin tweak the complement system, as well as immune surveillance of the skin.

The immune system is made up of a team of different types of cells that, while each having their own specific function, work together to protect the body from foreign invaders: B - cells produce antibodies; T - cells conduct surveillance for potentially dangerous molecules and kills dangerous cells such as disease - causing bacteria; and macrophages are the scavenger cells of your body acting like garbage trucks, cleaning up residue and removing potentially dangerous substances.

An important function of the immune system is in tumor surveillance and this function may be decreased in Shar - Pei.