Sentences with phrase «lymphatic vessels as»

The laser though seals nerves, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels as it moves through the tissues, thereby reducing pain, bleeding and swelling.

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For over one hundred years, scientists have debated the question of the origins of the lymphatic system — a parallel system to the blood vessels that serves as a conduit for everything from immune cells to fat molecules to cancer cells.

«As a result, the fragmented pigment particles generated using laser pulses will not be immediately recaptured, a condition increasing the probability of having them drained away via the lymphatic vessels.»

«Conventionally, lymphatic vessels are regarded mainly as passive conduits through which tumor cells spread from the primary tumor and eventually metastasize,» he said.

As to how the brain's lymphatic vessels managed to escape notice all this time, Kipnis described them as «very well hidden» and noted that they follow a major blood vessel down into the sinuses, an area difficult to imagAs to how the brain's lymphatic vessels managed to escape notice all this time, Kipnis described them as «very well hidden» and noted that they follow a major blood vessel down into the sinuses, an area difficult to imagas «very well hidden» and noted that they follow a major blood vessel down into the sinuses, an area difficult to image.

As part of this effort, Dr. Weinstein and his colleagues inserted a gene for a protein that turns green the cells that line the endothelium of selected embryonic veins and in the lymphatic system — the network of vessels through which immune cells travel in the body.

The researchers found that the plasmalemma vesicle - associated protein (PLVAP), often used as a marker for blood vessels, is expressed in lymph nodes not only in the blood vessels but also in the lymphatic vessels that transport tissue fluids.

As a malignant tumour progresses, cells or clumps of cells break off and spread, or metastasise, around the body via the lymphatic system and blood vessels.

The description of lymphatic vessels by Dr. Alitalo and other scientists working independently in the U.S. has opened new avenues for exploring mechanisms of Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's Diseases, as well as other neurodegenerative and autoimmune disorders.

According to recent research, the most common solid tumors (that is, cancer that occurs as clusters of cells in or on organs, rather than in liquid form within the blood or lymphatic system) have up to 66 mutations that influence how the cancer cells operate — how fast they divide, whether they are susceptible to the signals that would normally cause a cell to die, when they detach from the main tumor to colonize another organ in the body, when and where they attach blood vessels to healthy tissues.

They found that decreased presence of lymphatic vessels and reduced immune cytotoxicity were more strongly associated with the metastatic process than tumor - intrinsic factors such as chromosomal instability or cancer - associated mutations.

Fluid - carrying vessels in the body, such as blood and lymphatic vessels, generally emerge through one of several distinct processes.

Clear fluid that flows through the lymphatic vessels and contains cells known as lymphocytes.

Another way to reduce lymphatic fluid accumulation is by using low - intensity active recovery activities such as walking that will cause muscle contractions which then place pressure on the lymphatic vessels to push lymphatic fluid back into circulation.

Beets are particularly valuable as they help thin the bile for healthy fat digestion, scrub the intestinal villi where the lymphatic vessels originate, and help keep the lymph flowing.

Consisting of vessels, spleen, thymus, and fluid - filled lymph nodes, the lymphatic system plays an integral role in absorbing excess fats and fluids, fighting infection by addressing toxins that are introduced to the body from both external means (food, air, personal care products, environmental pollution, and water) as well as internal ones (damaged proteins and cellular / metabolic waste), making it a crucial detoxification pathway.

Learning proper posture in yoga and pilates as well as mindfully remaining aware throughout the work day removes any obstructive barriers restraining lymphatic vessels and facilitates the supply of oxygen to cells and the movement of waste away from them.

The release of inflammatory cytokines, or intercellular signaling molecules such as interleukin - 1 (IL - 1), interleukin - 2 (IL - 6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF - α) at the site of immune activation causes other immune cells migrating throughout the lymphatic vessels of the body to express more cell adhesion molecules (CAMs).

The transport of interstitial fluid, which fills the spaces between cells, and maintaining its balance with circulatory fluids is another function of the lymphatic system.Tiny amounts of plasma migrate through the tiny blood vessels known as capillaries and into the spaces between cells.

As these lymphocytes get older, they're sent into the lymphatic vessels to hunt down and attacking infected or cancerous cells.

Cold lasers can be used over joints, skin, and muscles to promote cellular repair and decrease swelling, pain, and inflammation as well as to promote healing, improve flow in blood and lymphatic vessels, in addition to causing a release of natural endorphins.

Lymphatic vessels are a network of capillaries, ducts and larger vessels that drain lymph (a fluid containing proteins, other chemicals and cells such as macrophages and lymphocytes) from body tissues.