The researchers counted the numbers of
a particular type of immune cell, known as microglia, in the samples and found that these were more numerous in the brains with Alzheimer's disease.
Their study in aged mice indicates that high folic acid intake causes lowered immune function because natural killer (NK) cells,
a particular type of immune cell, are less effective.
«A personalised immunotherapy was prepared for each patient by taking a sample of their blood and extracting
a particular type of immune cell called dendritic cells.
Not exact matches
In the presence
of Acinetobacter and Akkermansia, they became a
particular type of T helper
cell, which trigger inflammation and help the
immune system kill off invaders or infected
cells, the researchers report today in the Proceedings
of the National Academy
of Sciences (PNAS).
The T - lymphocytes, or T -
cells, are a
particular type of white blood corpuscle that is important to the
immune system.
New technologies are coming to the fore that allow interrogation
of the
types of cells interacting with tumors, in
particular providing intelligence on the broad variety
of complex associations between tumor
cells and the
immune system.
«We showed that there are markers on these stomach tumour
cells that indicate they would be responsive to a
type of immunotherapy called
immune checkpoint inhibitors, in
particular anti-PDL1 immunotherapy, which is already used with great success in the treatment
of melanoma and certain other cancers.
Chemicals in these
particular types of leafy green vegetables trigger a powerful
immune boosting activity in
cell surface proteins (AhR proteins) found on the surface
of white blood
cells, otherwise known as lymphocytes.
It replicates in a
particular type of cell called a T - lymphocyte, which is responsible for regulating the
immune system.