Sentences with phrase «involves cells of the body»

The initial immune response involves cells of the body's innate immune system, such as macrophages and neutrophils.

Not exact matches

In clinical trials the treatment — which involves extracting individual patients» immune T - cells, modifying them to seek out tell - tale biological markers associated with blood cancers like aggressive lymphoma, and then pumping those modified killer cells back into the body — has shown major promise, in some cases eliminating all signs of the cancer in patients six months after treatment.

One involves a clump of cells that couldn't survive outside the human body, the other involves actual living beings.

I like to include raw beetroot in my salads, because of its high anti-inflammatory and antioxidant content, especially betalains, involved in both phases of the natural detoxification of our body cells.

Eilersen's digital load cells use a capacitive measurement principle, which involves the mounting of a ceramic sensor inside the load cell body.

Selected correction officers will wear body cameras through a one - year pilot program, and all staff involved in use of force or cell extractions will now be required to record the events with hand - held video cameras.

«Fat cells can adopt a range of metabolic phenotypes, depending on physiological conditions and location in the body,» said James G. Granneman, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Center for Integrative Metabolic and Endocrine Research at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI.

«What our findings show is that the problems with iPS cells don't just involve one or two or a few abnormal iPS cells escaping into the body and forming tumors, but that the whole population of cells is screwed up,» Lanza says.

Almost all of these involve removing cells from an individual's body, editing their DNA and then putting them back into the body.

Lewy bodies are protein deposits that develop in nerve cells in regions of the brain involved in thinking, memory and movement.

When pathogens infect the cells of the body, the infection sets off a chain reaction involving the immune system that changes the activity, or expression, of hundreds of genes.

From the moment of fertilization, building a human body involves a series of choices where cells generated by cell division must elect which of the myriad types of cell they will become.

The function of these genes were involved in molecular maintenance strategies, such as DNA repair, chromosomal maintenance, immune response and programmed cell death The authors argue that the «slower rate of change in these functions is consistent with increased constraint on somatic cell maintenance as would be required in these relatively long - lived and large - bodied mammals, illustrated by the additional large and long - lived species with slower rates in these genes (e.g. double - strand break repair gene XRCC4 is also highly constrained in elephant.»

No embryos are involved, and because the cells come from a person's own body, the pitfall of rejection is eliminated.

One of the genes that MM41 blocks — the BCL - 2 gene — is involved in regulating apoptosis, the body's natural process which forces cells to die if they become too damaged or unhealthy to be repaired.

All of the diseases, which cause the death of brain cells involved in controlling body movements, have recently been traced to specific genes.

In most animals, nutrition involves components specialized in the regulation of nutritional supply and demand (in most animals, for example, the brain controls the needs of the body cells).

«Compared to other ways of trying to develop stem cells to treat blood diseases, this method is safer and quicker, because it does not involve using any artificial substances or any genetic modifications, merely a substance that already exists inside the body,» explains Kenichi Miharada.

«A brilliantly simple idea» The basic setup of the new technique involves a sheet of light that sweeps across the cell, illuminating thin slices of its body (inside and out, as the cells are largely transparent), like a harmless deli slicer.

For instance, a tumor influences the expression of genes in immune system cells that are involved in the body's response to cancer.

Think of the army of cellular agents, including white blood cells and platelets, that jump into action over a mere paper cut — rebuilding the tissue, warding off infection, and alerting the rest of the body to the wound through the A-delta fibers of the nervous system, which are involved in the transmission of acute pain sensations.

Some animals, such as the axolotl salamander, can regrow new body parts in a process that involves the generation of new cells.

The signal, which has been known for a long time, involves an enzyme present in every cell of the body, called PKR, which remains silent unless it is activated by a specific RNA structure thought to occur only in RNA made by viruses.

In a report on the mouse studies, published online Sept. 11 in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America), the investigators say the genetic alteration appears to release the biochemical «brakes» on brain cells involved in body movement, reasoning and perception of the world, triggering over-excited activity and reactions.

In the new research, Prins and Liau used a technique called adoptive cell transfer, which involves extracting and growing immune cells outside of the body, then reprogramming them with a gene known as New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, or NY - ESO cell transfer, which involves extracting and growing immune cells outside of the body, then reprogramming them with a gene known as New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, or NY - ESO Cell Carcinoma, or NY - ESO - 1.

RNAi knockdown of KMO - 1, an enzyme involved in ommochrome synthesis that is expressed in pigment cells, leads to alterations in body color and increased porphyrin levels.

Four years ago several groups found that the body has two types of prostaglandin H2 synthase: an ever - ready PGHS - 1, present in nearly all cells for basic housekeeping duties, and PGHS - 2, made only as needed and just by those cells involved in inflammation and immune responses.

Using Acks as a neural activity marker, we demonstrated that neural activity in the mushroom bodies, especially in Class II Kenyon cells, one subtype of mushroom body intrinsic neurons, and a restricted area between the dorsal lobes and the optic lobes was increased in the brains of Japanese honeybee workers involved in the formation of a hot defensive bee ball.

«The idea of reprogramming a cell from your body to become anything your body needs is very exciting,» said Longaker, who emphasized that the work involved not just a collaboration between his lab and Wu's, but also between the two Stanford institutes.

Typically, this involves creating a «scaffold» of natural or synthetic materials, seeding it with human stem cells that can differentiate themselves into particular tissue types, and providing the cells with nutrients and a physical environment that encourages them to take on the three - dimensional structures and functions of a particular body part.

A whole network of these proteins is involved in giving embryonic stem (ES) cells pluripotency — the ability to generate all the cell lineages of the body.

Other bodies, such as GTAC and the MHRA, will then be involved in the regulation of any clinical trials involving either embryonic or fetal stem cells.»

This is why recent work in the field of cancer research has focused on picking apart the complex cellular pathways involved in the development of different cancers and identifying the roles of key proteins involved, with the goal of being able to discriminately and effectively eliminate cancerous cells from the body.

Some of the same biochemical players that protect the body by controlling the inflammation response of cells can also be hijacked by genetic mutations involved in the development of cancer.

The technique involves replacing a mutated copy of the gene with a healthy copy in stem cells isolated from the patient, which are then transfused back into the body — a process known as autologous stem cell transplantation.

PEL cells can be defined by the overexpression of genes involved in inflammation, cell adhesion, and invasion, which may be responsible for their presentation in body cavities.

In 2013, Peterson and his colleagues Joanna Yeh and Keith Joung were first to use the new technology to engineer a new strain of animal — a zebra - fish missing the GSK3ß gene, which encodes an enzyme involved in energy metabolism and the development of cell and body structures as an embryo grows.

Using a mouse model for this disease, which in humans involves the destruction of white matter in the brain, a research team led by Albee Messing, director of the UW — Madison Waisman Center, found that a protein behind the symptoms of the disease, called GFAP, is broken down more rapidly in the body than researchers previously found in cell culture studies.

Another immune - based approach, focused on B - cell leukemias, involves extracting large numbers of a patient's T cells and genetically altering them outside the body.

As for the EWGâ $ «referenced studies suggesting the dangers of cosmetic ingredients, Bailey says, «Many of these studies involve cell cultures where you take cells out of the body and you expose them to very high concentrations of a material.»

1) Phytonutrients: * Occur naturally in fruits and vegetables * Promote the function of the immune system * Help fight off viruses as well as reduce inflammation * Associated with the treatment and / or prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease 2) Enzymes: * Responsible for metabolic processes that occur within a cell and are necessary for sustaining life * Assist and play a large role in digestion, energy production, blood coagulation and contraction of muscles 3) Amino Acids: * The basic building blocks of protein * Absorption of amino acids is essential for your metabolism 4) Essential Fatty Acids: * Reduce the risk of heart disease and some forms of cancer * Improve mood * Decrease inflammation 5) Vitamins: * Essential for the normal growth and development of all human beings * Healthy maintenance of cell tissues and organs * Help process proteins, carbohydrates and fats required for utilization 6 & 7) Macro and Trace Minerals: * Involved in electrolyte balance of body fluids * Essential for normal cellular activity * Provide hardness to bones and teeth

While maintaining body - fat percentages is generally about balancing calories in versus calories out, losing it often involves exercises that encourage the body to burn fat as fuel — draining the fat cell of the lipids at its centre and creating a smaller version of yourself.

More than one hundred vitamin B6 - dependent enzymes have been identified, mostly involved in amino acid metabolism: for oxygen transport via hemoglobin synthesis; in blood sugar regulation via conversion of stored carbohydrate to energy; in the development of the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells; in the conversion of alphalinoleic acid to the essential long - chain fatty acid DHA; 28 and in the synthesis of neurotransmitters, phospholipids and sphingolipids, the vitamin niacin from tryptophan, and other vital metabolites.5 In addition to its role in enzyme reactions, B6 appears to moderate the action of some steroid hormones such as the glucocorticoid hormones, which in turn influence the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipids.5, 9 B6 also is a potent antioxidant, rivaling carotenoids and vitamin E in its ability to quench reactive oxidants in the body.29

There's no denying that dietary fats play a vital role in the body, of course — they're involved in many vital physiological processes including cell maintenance, hormone production, insulin sensitivity, and more.

CoQ10 is a potent antioxidant involved in a diverse array of biological functions including neutralizing free radicals, helping the body produce energy, and maintaining the health of cells.

Broccoli contains a whole plethora of phytonutrients involved into our natural detoxification processes, which supports the healthy activity of our body cells.

Additionally, magnesium is intricately involved in the biological process of manufacturing ATP, so it could not be more crucial in this regard that you have enough magnesium to provide for the energy making process of almost every cell in your body.

Vitamin B6 is involved in more than 100 biological processes in the body, mostly related to the metabolism of food and the production of hormones and red blood cells.

According to European Food Information Council, omega fatty acids are «important components of cell membranes and are precursors to many other substances in the body such as those involved with regulating blood pressure and inflammatory responses.»

Pure Encapsulations Arabinogalactan has demonstrated the ability to activate immune cells involved with the body's first line of defense and to promote cytokine production.