Sentences with phrase «important in fighting infections»

These cells are important in fighting infections and may also have a role in fighting cancer.

It would not be desirable in every case — antibodies are more important in fighting some infections than others — but it potentially gives vaccine makers a new tool that could be used to make vaccines more effective.»

Not exact matches

With the CDC reporting that up to 80 % of all infections are transmitted by hands, and kids often being in such close proximity to one another at preschool and daycare, sharing snacks, toys and everything else, washing hands is an important tool in their arsenal to fight germs.

It is important to note: storing your breastmilk in the freezer will kill some of the important nutrients in your breastmilk meant to help your baby fight infection, regardless, it is still better than baby formula.

Healthy plasma cells produce antibodies that fight infection in the body, but myeloma cells produce high levels of abnormal antibodies that, when the cancer cells accumulate, they crowd out production of other important blood cells, both red and white.

Although normal inflammation plays an important role in helping to fight off infections, there is mounting evidence that chronic inflammation is linked to increased risk of tumor development.

What's important about the discovery is that MER41's bits and pieces include binding sites for transcription factors involved in fighting infections.

But without further study in live animals, «it's impossible to say» how important the webs are for fighting infection, cautions microbiologist Victor Nizet of the University of California, San Diego.

«Engineering novel methods of delivering monoclonal antibodies could be an important approach in the fight against infection and in unique treatment situations,» said senior author David B. Weiner, PhD, a professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and chair of the Gene Therapy and Vaccine Program.

DosReis and his colleagues argue that getting rid of CD4 cells could help the parasite take hold in the host, since these cells are important in fighting off infections.

Cells of the immune system, called lymphocytes, play an important role in fighting infection and eliminating cancer cells from the body.

One centers on the role of myeloperoxidase, a protein found in white blood cells that plays an important role in fighting infections, but which we have discovered also participates in development of heart diseases.

The main cells in the regulation of the immune system are immune cells known as Natural Killer cells that are important in fighting viral infections.

In fact, garlic is 100 times stronger than antibiotics, and works inside the body by stimulating white blood cell production and rallying these important cells to fight infection.

IgG antibodies are very important in fighting bacterial and viral infections.

Protein serves the important functions of helping to heal damaged bones and muscle tissue along with aiding in the production of antibodies which help dogs fight off infections.

To reduce fever; while this is a common use for humans, we recognize that fever has an important place in immune function in fighting infection.