Sentences with phrase «preventing damaged cells»

(1) Unfortunately, the near - term benefits of these functions — in preventing damaged cells from progressing to cancer, and in preventing fibrosis — are coupled to deleterious long - term consequences, whose effects worsen as the burden of such cells rises with aging.

Prof. Umeda says that the study provides a new paradigm for how plant cell division ceases upon DNA damage, thus preventing damaged cells from accumulating under stressful conditions.

It prevents damaged cells from reproducing by stopping their growth until the damage is repaired or, if the damage can not be reversed, promotes cell death.

It is believed that through this process, the body can prevent damaged cells from reproducing, and eventually developing into cancer.

Not exact matches

There are tons of foods that are packed with antioxidants — natural compounds that help prevent or stop cell damage and help fend off viruses and microbes — as well as foods filled with vitamins and minerals, which are considered to fight an array of common illnesses like the flu, a cold, or even sinus infections.

Cannabis prevents cancer; the cannabinoids induce cell death of damaged cells & promote blood flow positively.

Sunflower seeds were also added because they are packed full of selenium, which can help to prevent cell damage and are full of magnesium which is good for bones and they taste really good to boot

It's also high in Vitamin C (40 % RDA *), an antioxidant that prevents cell damage, improves the immune system and facilitates with iron absorption.

Oranges: Contain high levels of Vitamin C. Vitamin C is the primary antioxidant in the body, disarming free radicals and preventing damage in the environment both inside and outside cells.

Decaffeinated coffee can help prevent prostate cancer, and coffee's antioxidants help prevent free radicals from damaging the body's cells, and guess what?

The antioxidants in the squash prevent cell damage and vitamin B helps cells function better.

Dark Cocoa Powder — high level of antioxidants that promote cell repair, helps firm & prevent wrinkles, high vitamin & mineral content, increased hydration, decreased skin roughness, increased defense of UV damage.

The potential health benefits of the sweet potato sporamins in helping prevent oxidative damage to our cells should not be surprising since sweet potatoes produce sporamins whenever subjected to physical damage to help promote healing.

Vitamin E helps protect cells from damage and prevents blood clots, thrombosis and atherosclerosis by improving the body's use of oxygen.

Luckily, our body is designed to produce antioxidants to prevent such threats from causing significant damage to our cells.

Lycopene, which is an antioxidant in red fruits and vegetables, boosts collagen production and prevents DNA damage in cells and helps cells function better.

Barley grass may help prevent cancer due to the antioxidants it contains, which destroys the free radicals that damage healthy cells.

Both juices and smoothies deliver a lot of phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, fight cell damage, help prevent aging, support the immune system and boost energy.

It's now recognised as being a powerhouse of nutrients, particularly antioxidants, that support the immune system, reduce inflammation, stimulate natural detoxifying enzymes, help prevent cancers and heart disease, and protect your cells from damage and skin from ageing.

This way, pumpkin seeds help to prevent chronic diseases caused by cell damage.

It is packed with essential nutrients and antioxidants that can prevent damage to cells.

This exceptional food offers antioxidant and anti-inflammatory protection to your cells, preventing DNA damage caused by free radicals and reduces oxidative stress which leads to premature aging.

All of which your body uses as antioxidants to prevent damage to your cells.

# 7 Watermelon It's fun to eat and a source of excellent vitamins helps strengthen immunity, heal wounds, prevent cell damage, promote healthy teeth and gums.

Antioxidants prevent cell damage and support good health.

The mechanism is still poorly understood; scientists speculate that polyethylene glycol forms a soap - bubble - like seal around damaged cells, preventing leakage and intrusion of fluids.

All living organisms maintain a reducing environment inside their cells, all cells contain complex systems of antioxidants to prevent chemical damage to the cells» components by oxidation.

Called p53, the protein sounds the alarm to kill cells with DNA damage and prevent them from becoming cancerous — one reason why it has been called the «guardian of the genome.»

Specifically, the Mount Sinai study was designed to test whether pharmacological compounds designed to block the function of XPO1 / CRM1 could stop disease progression in mouse models that exhibit some of the characteristics of MS. Researchers found that two chemical agents (called KPT - 276 and KPT - 350) prevented XPO1 / CRM1 from shuttling cargo out of the nucleus of nerve cells, which protected them from free radicals and structural damage.

Scientists believe these neural stem cells secrete hormonal steroids or proteins that nurse ailing neurons, preventing them from dying, and stimulate the formation of blood vessels that nourish damaged tissue with nutrients and oxygen.

Frostbite kills exposed skin but also damages deeper tissue by restricting blood vessels, preventing oxygen from reaching cells [see image above].

A cadre of scientists and companies is now trying to prevent or reverse cardiac damage by infusing a cocktail of stem cells into weakened hearts.

PARP (in yellow) at the damage site prevents the cell from repairing itself, causing it to die.

The discovery, made possible through a combination of cutting - edge stem cell and gene - editing technologies, could lead to ways of countering age - related physiological declines by preventing or reversing damage to heterochromatin.

Adding the dye earlier caused a 60 % decrease in cell death; adding it later reversed aggregation and prevented some damaging effects, like a loss of energy - producing ATP.

PARP inhibitors prevent cancer cells from repairing themselves after experiencing DNA damage (for example from chemotherapy or radiation).

They nicknamed it «Delta 20,» an immune system protein that suppresses the most damaging HIV strains, X4, by preventing the virus from infecting cells.

A team of scientists from the National Institutes of Health has discovered biological mechanisms that appear to prevent damage to the heart muscle's «power grid,» the network of mitochondrial circuits that provide energy to cells.

We will have the opportunity to understand the molecular basis of these diseases and to identify drugs that may be able to prevent symptoms, or to identify stem cell populations that can be implanted to replace damaged or dead cells.

The molecule seemed to function as a checkpoint, turning off the T cell after a period of activity — perhaps to prevent collateral damage to healthy tissue.

Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

In human cells as well, if Nbs1 and ATM function in the same way to ensure repair of DNA damage, tumor formation may be prevented.

Additionally, a FACS of larger cells requires the samples to be processed under low pressure through wider nozzles to prevent damage.

«We normally think of graying as an undesirable thing, but this work suggests it could be protective,» ridding the body of potentially dangerous damaged cells by preventing their further division.

The p53 protein sounds the alarm to kill cells with DNA damage, preventing them from becoming cancerous.

The results, published in tomorrow's issue of Cell, might also lead to new measures for preventing gray hair by modulating the DNA damage response.

«Without DNA damage, CDK prevents Rep - MYB from activating, which allows the cell cycle to progress to cell division.

The virus attacks the host's endothelial cells and platelet cells, damaging both and preventing the latter from coagulating.

The molecular biologists Julia Klermund and Katharina Bender in the team of Brian Luke have found a way to prevent cells from turning off the checkpoint and therefore increase the time available for repair, while at the same time preventing damaged DNA from getting passed to newly made cells.

The device also prevents the type of damage to cells that can occur with traditional sorting methods, such as those using high - force centrifuges.