It is triggered by the immune system, and new insights
into immune processes have thrown up a number of exciting drug targets.
Not exact matches
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.
Neither a primordial God nor an original garden of innocence remains
immune to this
process of descent: here all things whatsoever are drawn
into and transfigured by this cosmic or total
process of metamorphosis.
A decade ago, he replicated the entire human leukemia disease
process by introducing oncogenes
into normal human blood cells, transplanting them
into xenografts (special
immune - deficient mice that accept human grafts) and watching leukemia develop — a motherlode discovery that has guided leukemia research ever since.
In their report published in Science Immunology they describe how expression of a specific molecule — complement C5a — is required to cause the
immune cells called neutrophils to adhere to joint surfaces and migrate
into the joint, a
process known to set off the inflammatory cascade.
«Inflammatory arthritis is caused when
immune cells are recruited from the blood
into the joint in a highly regulated
process controlled by chemoattractants and adhesion receptors,» says Andrew Luster, MD, PhD, chief of the MGH Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, director of the CIID and senior author of the report.
Together with research
into other
immune - related genes in diseases such as Alzheimer's, the idea that
immune processes are involved in some psychiatric phenotypes is looking ever more solid.
In their latest study, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology identified a key signal that drives the commitment of immature Tfh cells
into fully functional Tfh cells and thus driving the step - by - step
process that results in a precisely tailored and effective
immune response.
These cells spring
into action following bone marrow transplants, bone marrow injury and during systemic infection, creating new blood cells, including
immune cells, in a
process known as hematopoiesis.
Now, the Laboratory of Malaria Immunology Team at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, headed by Professor Cevayir COBAN, have used mouse malaria models to show that robust
immune activation and invasion of parasite by - products
into the bone marrow during and after malaria infection leads to an adverse balance in bone homeostasis - a
process usually tightly controlled - by bone forming osteoblasts and bone resorbing osteoclasts.
While translational research has traditionally moved basic immunology knowledge forward
into clinical application, varying clinical presentations of human
immune - related disease
processes, as well as variability in therapeutic outcomes, have provided opportunities for discovery of novel mechanistic hypotheses directly from patients.
For HIV to develop
into full - blown AIDS, the virus must deplete a subset of
immune cells called CD4 + T cells, disabling an infected person's adaptive
immune system in the
process.
To achieve its mission, the Project is developing a Bioinformatics Hub as an open - source, multidisciplinary effort with the overarching goal of providing an enabling infrastructure to support the data
processing, analysis and knowledge extraction procedures required to translate high throughput, high complexity human immunology research data
into biomedical knowledge, to determine the core principles driving specific and durable protective
immune responses.
To study how this
process affects
immune response, Rajarathnam and his colleagues created two forms of IL - 8 not found in nature: one made of monomers unable to join
into dimers, and the other of dimers unable to split
into monomers.
By revealing a novel but widespread cell signaling
process, the Sauer lab may have found a way to manipulate an important component of the
immune system
into more effectively fighting disease.
By revealing a novel but widespread cell signaling
process, the scientists may have found a way to manipulate an important component of the
immune system
into more effectively fighting disease.
The lingering low - grade inflammation in the gut could spill
immune mediators
into the bloodstream, accelerating the progression
process for heart disease, researchers said.
Colonic hydrotherapy, the
process of irrigating the colon, was found to improve
immune cell lymphocyte movement from the gut
into the systemic (body) circulation, potentially improving immunity.
The most important effects of properly balanced progesterone in women include reduction of mood swings, improvement of brain functioning, (especially memory and thought development
processes), maintenance of vascular and cardiovascular health, lower risk of endometrial cancer, increased strength and resilience of bones to help reduce risk of osteoporosis, reduced risk of gallbladder disease and promotion of a healthy digestive tract, a healthier
immune system and better conversion of stored fat
into energy — and, yes, better sleep.
The tasty combination of vinegar infused with powerful anti-microbial, decongestant, and spicy circulatory movers makes this recipe especially pleasant and easy to incorporate
into your daily diet to help boost natural
immune system
processes, stimulate digestion, and get you nice and warmed up on cold days.
During the
process of fermentation, conglycinin in soy is often broken down
into smaller peptides that serve as antioxidants, boost
immune function, and prevent excessive inflammatory response.
We need the amino acids for the
immune system but at the same time we don't want to overstimulated M2O or we also don't want that gluconeogenesis
process or the protein; amino - protein is broken down
into glucose and elevate blood sugar.
Our body has the powerful ability to
process and eliminate the 500 chemicals and toxic substances we come
into contact with daily, as well as the hormone metabolites and
immune complexes produced as a result of normal metabolic functioning.
The most important effects of properly balanced progesterone in women include reduction of mood swings, improvement of brain functioning, (especially memory and thought development
processes), helps to maintain vascular and cardiovascular health, lower risk of endometrial cancer, increased strength and resilience of bones to help reduce risk of osteoporosis, reduces risk of gallbladder disease and promoting a healthy digestive tract, contributes to a healthy
immune system and helps convert stored fat
into energy.
Some cats consume many different
processed food proteins and colorings, which may be changed by their digestive systems
into foreign material that gets attacked by the
immune system.
The results obtained from the history, examination and necessary tests will allow the veterinarian to place the skin disease
process into one of six categories: allergy, infection,
immune - mediated, hormonal, defects in skin metabolism or cancer.
During this
process,
immune - suppression medications are used to help the new kidney adapt to the environment and integrate
into the body.