If cortisol is bound to a greater
number of cell receptors, protein breakdown is increased; however, if anabolic hormones such as testosterone and GH occupy a greater number of receptors, protein is enhanced.
Not exact matches
Genomic rearrangement means that a large
number of different T
cell receptors are possible.
By masking checkpoint
receptors, Yervoy and Opdivo expand the
number of circulating, tumor - recognizing T
cells.
Scientists have previously identified a
number of mouse smell
receptors,
cell - surface proteins in the animals» noses that pick up everything from the fragrance
of food to the scent
of fear (ScienceNOW, 21 August 2008).
The researchers focused on astrocytes after their initial finding that patients with Alzheimer's disease have unusually high
numbers of adenosine
receptors in these
cells.
In the cultivated
cells, the team detected a
number of typical olfactory
receptors.
The
number of receptors for the neurotransmitter in the brain amounts to 14, occurring in different
cell types.
The researchers observed that there is a particularly high
number of receptors in brown fat
cells which bind to the Gq protein.
The scientists discovered that the
receptor helped regulate metabolic processes that control body weight, and reducing the
number of p75 NTR in fat
cells prevented weight gain in mice.
In volunteers who received a BCG vaccination, she observed an increase in cytokine production (proteins that control immune
cells) and in the
number of receptors that play a role during the recognition
of intruders.
Current vaccines activate T
cells and thus the CD40
receptor by using purified bacterial proteins attached to a
number of different polysaccharides.
Using a new TaqMan PCR - based technique, the researchers screened a
number of cancer
cell lines from various tissues, and discovered that tRNA halves were specifically expressed in large quantities in sex hormone - dependent cancers, i.e., estrogen
receptor (ER)- positive breast cancer and androgen
receptor (AR)- positive prostate cancer that are driven by the hormones estrogen and testosterone.
Future therapies will have to be based on strategies that act by reducing or increasing the
number or activity
of specific subtypes
of pre - and postsynaptic
receptors, transporters, and ion channels, or other membrane molecules at the synapse, and by strategies that exploit the new possibilities offered by stem
cell technology and targeted repair.
Previous research from the laboratory
of Dan S. Kaufman at the Stem
Cell Institute, University
of Minnesota, USA has demonstrated that large
numbers of Natural Killer (NK) immune
cells with potent anti-HIV activity [1] can be derived from hESCs and iPSCs [2, 3], although they lack antigen specific recognition
receptors [4, 5].
Importantly, the team also found that, in mice, antibody - mediated stimulation
of this
receptor following a bone marrow transplant increased the
number of donor - derived T -
cells and boosted initial thymus recovery.
It's also been found that vitamin D increased the
number of androgen
receptors in the muscle
cells.
Number one, the pancreas releases low amounts of insulin or number two, the cells develops insulin resistance, by not allowing the insulin to bind to receptors on the cells» membrane which would normally allow the entrance of glucose into the
Number one, the pancreas releases low amounts
of insulin or
number two, the cells develops insulin resistance, by not allowing the insulin to bind to receptors on the cells» membrane which would normally allow the entrance of glucose into the
number two, the
cells develops insulin resistance, by not allowing the insulin to bind to
receptors on the
cells» membrane which would normally allow the entrance
of glucose into the
cell.
Unfortunately, the body can only sustain a limited
number of insulin
receptors on each
cell.
Researchers from the University
of Connecticut found that consuming fast - digested proteins and fast - digested carbs after a workout both increase the amount
of protein taken up by the muscle
cells and the
number of testosterone
receptors in muscle
cells.
Additionally, there are a
number of vitamins and minerals that are necessary for the thyroid hormone
receptor (where it «docks» in to the
cells) to function properly; and for the manufacturing
of the hormone.
Receptor resistance: For a
number of reasons, our
cells can become less sensitive to hormones.
Furthermore, positive associations between TSH and LDL as well as total cholesterol levels have been found in cross-sectional studies in euthyroid healthy subjects, and the strength
of these associations seems to depend on an individual's insulin sensitivity.We therefore hypothesize that the KD has diminished the production
of T3 from T4, thereby reducing the
number of LDL
receptors and thus reducing LDL particle clearance which might be further impaired due to the missing stimulating effect
of insulin on LDL uptake into
cells.
In the liver and other organs, most
of the T4 is converted to T3, which binds to specific
receptors in your
cells and produces a
number of metabolic effects.
This occurs in a
number of ways, including reduction
of glucose absorption, slowing down
of carbohydrate digestion, stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin, and stimulating insulin
receptors so that more sugar flows out
of our bloodstream and into our
cells.
In the absence
of the arginine protein, a lower
number of T helper
cells contained their surface
receptors, as a specific protein chain which is part
of the
receptor complex requires an adequate amount
of arginine molecules.
To protect themselves from this excess energy and subsequent damage, our
cells reduce the
number of insulin
receptors on their surfaces.
Dietary fibre modifications that are low in fat and glucose reduce the risk for AD by not only effecting
cell membranes and nutrient sensing G coupled
receptors but also by regulating
number of nuclear
receptors such as histone deacetylases (HDAC) and peroxisome proliferator activated
receptors (PPAR) that control glucose, fatty acids and cholesterol and have significant effects on the brain cholesterol homeostasis and amyloidosis.
In humans, L - carnitine helps to increase the growth
of muscle
cell fibers by increasing energy production within
cells and by increasing the
number of androgen
receptor sites on the muscle
cell surface, which in turn increases the level
of circulating testosterone.
Re-directed Autologous T
cell Therapy for drug resistant or refractory CD20 + B
cell lymphoma Overview: In this approach, immune
cells (known as T
cells) are taken from the peripheral blood, genetically modified in the laboratory to express a
receptor that recognizes B
cells, and then expanded to produce large
numbers of tumor specific T
cells outside -LSB-...]
Dogs with myasthenia gravis either don't have the normal
number of skeletal muscle
cell receptors for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine when they are born (congenital myasthenia gravis), or the
receptors that they do have are defective or have been damaged at some point after their birth (acquired myasthenia gravis).
Myasthenia gravis is caused by a reduction or deficiency in the
number of cellular
receptors for a specific neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, at the junctions between nerve endings and skeletal muscle
cells.