Sentences with phrase «part by inflammation»

If the loss of cartilage is caused in part by inflammation, might an anti-inflammatory diet help, like it does with rheumatoid arthritis?

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Feeling that you're part of a community is also apparently a hefty immune system boost, Seppälä says, citing research that «shows that genes impacted by social connection also code for immune function and inflammation.»

«Our new work suggests that nuts may exert their beneficial effects in part by reducing systemic inflammation.»

By the end, they had lost about half their strength, some parts of their bones were thinner and they showed signs of increased inflammation usually associated with stress or infection.

We found that the inflammation unfortunately gets hijacked by tumor cells that are able to grow faster and penetrate deeper because the blood vessels in the brain are more permeable than in any other part of the body.

Though joints are the principal body parts affected by RA, inflammation can develop in other organs as well.

In normal cells, the protein SKIV2L, which is part of a large protein complex that chews up RNA, prevented such inflammation by degrading the RNAs.

«We know that amlexanox works to reverse obesity and insulin resistance in part by resolving chronic inflammation and increasing energy expenditure, but that's not the whole story of the drug's effects,» said Shannon Reilly, first author of the study.

These trends may be explained in part by the yo - yo effects that high glycemic - index carbohydrates have on blood glucose, which can stimulate fat production and inflammation, increase overall caloric intake and lower insulin sensitivity, says David Ludwig, director of the obesity program at Children's Hospital Boston.

Resolvin D - 1 is a bioactive mediator produced by immune cells for cell - to - cell signaling, and it is part of the natural innate immune response that resolves inflammation.

Subsets of CD4 + T lymphocytes play pivotal roles both in initiating the inflammatory process, by secreting pro-inflammatory cytokines, and by preventing inflammation, in part by secreting regulatory cytokines such as IL - 10 and TGFβ.

The results suggest that ApoE4 may contribute to AD in part by promoting inflammation and apoptosis, said Rao.

They are also commonly referred to as «repair cells» for their ability to heal injured organs or body parts by accelerating tissue repair and regeneration, decreasing inflammation as well as increasing blood flow through the growth of new blood vessels.

Some not - yet - identified molecule, or combination of molecules, such as proteins, fats, or sugars, made by bacteria cause the immune system to produce T helper 17 cells (Th17), which trigger a surge in inflammation as part of the response to a pathogenic strain.

Cytokines are the main chemical signals of inflammation, secreted by immune cells in emergencies, and all these actions are part of the usual defensive strategy (in constant evolution) that our body applies at all times.

Inflammation is instigated by chemical mediators called cytokines that act as signals to recruit more parts of the immune system to help with healing.

It's also very common for people to either suspect or be told that they have fibromyalgia when in reality they do not have actual fibromyalgia but instead have other conditions that are commonly caused, at least in part, by significant inflammation.

A big part of maintaining lifelong health is reducing inflammation, which you can do by adding more alkaline foods and habits to your day.

By itself, inflammation is a very important part of the immune response in the human organism, playing a crucial part in the body's attempt to heal and defend itself after an injury and repair the damaged tissue.

By embracing yoga, meditation and a macrobiotic diet, she was able to rehabilitate parts of her body that lost flexibility after months of inflammation and immobility.

But many of the same steps that help prevent cardiovascular disease may do so in part by helping to tamp down inflammation.

Some medications that help prevent heart attacks and strokes, notably statins, do so at least in part by reducing inflammation.

By referring to this condition as CI, an opportunity emerges: Key underlying problems (insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, increased body fat) and the full spectrum of their associated conditions, and signs and symptoms, can be presented as part of one integrated model.

Luckily, curcumin can reduce inflammation by inhibiting different chemical compounds that are part of the inflammation mechanism in the body.

They are all part of the NeuroEndoMetabolic (NEM) Stress Response, which is composed of six organ / system circuits that are all affected by chronic stress and stress induced inflammation.

«It's being used by athletes to reduce inflammation and enhance recovery,» says Mandich, noting that elite athletes such as Kobe Bryant make it a part of their workouts.

A neurotransmitter that affects many parts of the body, Adenosine acts as a nervous system depressant, helping to relax and relieve the overactive symptoms of autism by reducing inflammation.

Blamed for everything from headaches, to abnormal weight loss / gain, to constipation / diarrhea, to menstrual irregularity, to leaky gut / bowel inflammation, to anemia... and basically everything including cancer and the deaths of kittens (ok, maybe not), gluten has really gotten a bad rap in the past several years, probably very much in part due to the publishing of the book Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis, the landmark study on Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) by Dr. Peter Gibson, and the explosion of social media in the past decade that has given an unprecedented voice to people who otherwise would have no credibility with which to garner attention towards themselves.

This may be in part explained by systemic inflammation and poor immune...

Part of the way our immune system works is by creating inflammation to «burn out» the invading pathogens and materials.

Contraindications Worth Noting: ~ If you have a recent or chronic back injury or inflammation in any part of your body affected by twisting, these postures may do more harm than good.

Eating processed or deep fried foods, trans fats can all contribute to chronic health over time, and diseases like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and countless other illnesses can be contributed in part to the inflammation caused by certain foods such as these that we choose to eat over a prolonged period of time.

And a second study by the same research team, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and found that, as part of the same heart healthy eating plan, almonds can reduce C - reactive protein, a marker of artery - damaging inflammation, as much as statin drugs.

While a short period of local inflammation is a normal part of healing, chronic, diffuse inflammation brought on by a number of factors, including a poor diet, can be damaging to the body.

This disease is characterized by inflammation of the upper parts of the respiratory system (primarily the bronchi, trachea and larynx, but can spread to the lungs and lower airways).

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)

Cats affected by renal failure develop inflammation in parts of the kidney and might show symptoms such as pyelonephritis (urinary tract infection), interstitial nephritis (kidney inflammation around the tubules) and glomerulonephritis (feline kidney blood vessel inflammation).

Meningitis - Inflammation of the meninges (part of the covering of the brain), usually caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi.