Sentences with phrase «lymphocyte cells of the immune system»

The spirochete infects the B - lymphocyte cells of the immune system, the very cells that are supposed to produce antibodies to fight the infection, therefore paralyzing the immune system.

Not exact matches

Hoping to learn something about how the human body defends itself against cancer, he had zeroed in on a complex regiment of lymphocytes called T cells, common to the immune systems in both mouse and man.

We now know the virus attacks a person's T lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that plays a central role in the immune system.

The T - lymphocytes, or T - cells, are a particular type of white blood corpuscle that is important to the immune system.

Lymphocytes, a special type of white blood cell, are essential components of the immune system.

Natural killer cells (also known as NK cells, K cells, and killer cells) are a type of lymphocyte (a white blood cell) and a component of innate immune system.

Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are cancers that affect white blood cells of the immune system called B - lymphocytes or B cells.

The trouble is that the virus targets not only the lymphocyte cells, which include T cells — a key component of the body's immune system helping to fight diseases — but also other immune system cells.

The ccr5 receptor, a protein found on the surface of cd4 T - cell lymphocytes in the immune system (try saying that quickly), may hold the key to ending the aids pandemic (see «The End of AIDS»).

The AIDS virus alters the growth and function of T4 lymphocytes, a class of white blood cells that is crucial to the immune system.

Many different cells are involved in the complex processes: skin cells (keratinocytes) and cells of the immune system, among others T lymphocytes, macrophages, mast cells and others.

The research team investigated how Escherichia coli (E. coli), one of the first bacteria to colonize the intestine at birth, evolved in healthy mice and in mice that did not have lymphocytes, cells of the immune system.

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

Researchers can grow these lymphocytes in the laboratory with the help of substances, such as interleukin 2, that are produced by cells of the immune system.

In laboratory experiments, Dr. Weinberger and his team inserted a green fluorescent protein, or «vector,» into the DNA of Jurkat T lymphocytes — a type of white blood cell that helps maintain a healthy human immune system.

natural killer (NK) cells - a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte that constitute a major component of the innate immune system.

Vα14 invariant NKT (Vα14 iNKT) cells are a population of T lymphocytes that have several unique characteristics; many of these are related to their ability to function similarly to cells of the innate as opposed to the adaptive immune system.

Charles Janeway introduces the hypothesis that «components of the innate [immune] system, especially antigen - presenting cells such as DCs, required the microbial stimuli contained in [adjuvants] to become activated and acquire the capacity to induce productive responses from antigen - specific lymphocytes.

Our laboratory is interested broadly in the interface between the innate and adaptive immune systems, and the unique subsets of T lymphocytes that bridge these systems by adopting properties that are very characteristic of innate immune cells.

B cells (bursal or bone marrow - derived cells) are lymphocytes that play a pivotal role in the adaptive immune system and disruption of B cell function is a common hallmark of many different diseases.

When antigens are presented to T lymphocytes by antigen - presenting cells, the presence or absence of inflammation determines whether or not the immune system is activated.

He has been a leader in applying molecular and genetics tools to study the immune system including specification of T lymphocyte lineages, the differentiation of inflammatory T helper cells, the role of microbiota in regulating immune responses, and the mechanisms of HIV entry and pathogenesis.

One of the workhorses in your immune system is a group of white blood cells known as lymphocytes, which include B - cells and T - cells.

At body temperature of 39.8 ℃ (about 104 degrees Fahrenheit) maintained for a period of six hours, whole body hyperthermia «can increase the activity of T - and B - lymphocytes and the anti-tumor activity of... NK cells, and can facilitate the redistribution of the body's white blood cells to improve the monitoring function of the body's immune system.»

These cells, along with dendritic cells, recognize the incoming undigested food particles, toxic agents, and bacterial components as foreign invaders, and present them to cells of the adaptive immune system called T and B lymphocytes, leading to clonal expansion (proliferation or multiplication of specific subsets of T and B cells) and recruitment of more pro-inflammatory immune cells to the gut through a process called leukocyte homing.

APS (also known as astragalus polysaccharide) has been shown to activate the immune system by enhancing the transformation of T lymphocytes (a sub-type of white blood cells, crucial in the regulation of immune responses), as well as the activation of B lymphocytes (which produce antibodies that are used to attack invading bacteria, viruses, and toxins) and dendritic cells, which trigger immune reactions to toxins.

Im general, Glutamine is utilised at a high rate by cells of the immune system in culture and is required to support optimal lymphocyte proliferation and production of cytokines by lymphocytes and macrophages1.

Recent studies on cartilage, which is found abundantly in homemade broth, show it supports the immune system in a variety of ways; it's a potent normalizer, true biological response modifier, activator of macrophages, activator of Natural Killer (NK) cells, rouser of B lymphocytes, and releaser of Colony Stimulating Factor.

Another thing to consider is that if lymphocytes are high, neutrophils are usually low, because the immune system preferentially produces more of the cells that are necessary to fight the infection.

On a physiological level the immune system is composed of multiple cells, tissues, and organs including lymphocytes, leukocytes, bone marrow, the lymph nodes, the spleen, and the thymus.

It replicates in a particular type of cell called a T - lymphocyte, which is responsible for regulating the immune system.

The virus re-activates and destroys T - lymphocytes which are types of white blood cells needed for the proper functioning of the immune system.

Lymph is a fluid that circulates in the body, transporting cells of the immune system (macrophages and lymphocytes) to sites where they are needed and draining areas where excess fluid or debris has accumulated, such as occurs with inflammation.

Then they migrate to the local lymph nodes where they present the antigens to other immune system cells (T lymphocytes) to stimulate them into a variety of activities to protect the body (immunity).

These may reveal a reduced number of lymphocytes (white blood cells that function in the immune system), a disease called «lymphopenia».

In addition to antibodies (which titer tests measure), your dog's immune system contains memory cells (B - lymphocytes) that stick around much, much longer than antibodies — and probably for the life of the dog.

It prevents a certain specific group of lymphocytes (immune system cells) the helper T - lymphocytes, from transmitting chemical messages (calcineurin / interleukins) that result in histamine release from your dog's skin mast cells.

Pet lymphoma originates in cells known as lymphocytes, which are a specific type of white blood cell of the immune system.

Most cases of canine hypothyroidism appear to be caused by infiltrating cells from the immune system — lymphocytes that enter the thyroid gland in a condition called lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis (Graham et al., 2001).

The immune system is composed of organs such as the thymus, lymph nodes, and spleen, cells such as lymphocytes, macrophages and monocytes and chemical messengers called cytokines.

Lymphocytes are important to the dog's immune system as they are a type of white blood cell that can produce antibodies that attack foreign matter, such as invading bacteria, viruses, and toxins associated with kennel cough virus (27).

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

One theory regards the cause to be a defect in t - lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) which respond to an immunosuppressive substance produced by the mites, resulting in a dog whose immune system can not get rid of the mites.

When a cat develops lymphoma, the lymphocyte, which is a cell of the normal immune system, becomes cancerous and can affect multiple areas of the body.

With regard to cell - type variation, we examine variation in concentration of cell - types in lymphocyte pellets to identify variation that may reflect relatively greater responsiveness of the innate vs. the acquired immune system.