Sentences with phrase «produced by bone»

Finally, acute changes in blood calcium concentrations do not seem to elicit the secretion of the phosphaturic hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF - 23), which is produced by bone - forming cells (osteoblasts / osteocytes) in response to increases in phosphorus intake (see the article on Phosphorus)(2).
Sclerostin is a protein produced by bone cells which has a negative impact on the formation of bone when expressed at high levels by decreasing bone formation, and IGF - 1 is a hormone associated with the growth of bone.
These factors include chemokine (C - X-C motif) ligand 12 (CXCL12), a chemokine produced by bone marrow mesenchymal cells that functions as a chemoattractant and survival factor for cells bearing the chemokine (C - X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR4), and insulin - like growth factor 1 (IGF - 1), a factor that is stored in the bone matrix and released during osteolysis (28).
The team's findings demonstrate that irisin produced by bone could have a role in bone metabolism through both direct mechanisms and indirect mechanisms, as the transition from white fat to brown fat has been shown to lead to increased bone formation by previous studies.
Thanks to this hormone, produced by bone cells, sugar is metabolized more easily.
Everybody has suPAR, which is produced by bone marrow cells, in their blood, with normal levels around 2400 picogram per milliliter (pg / ml).
Produced by our bones, osteocalcin affects how we metabolize sugar and fat.

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After all, if the critics want to argue that the Gospels are a hoax, why could it not also be possible that some first century critic of Christianity would try to undermine this fledgling faith by producing a random set of bones and claiming they were the bones of Jesus?
This broth based soup has so much flavor because it is made by stewing a ham bone in chicken stock which produces an incredibly delicious broth for this Ham and Bean soup.
Our menu has included items such as locally sourced Niman Ranch flank steak with asparagus and fingerling potatoes and touches of ricotta and fried bone marrow paired with a glass of the Ruth Lewandowski 2012 Boaz (produced by Pago's own sommelier, Evan Lewandowski), or carrots presented five different ways as a tasting appetizer with a glass of the 2010 L'Hereu Cava, or the famous «Pago Burger» — a mix of ground chuck, short rib and brisket in the succulent burger patty, topped high with artisanal bacon, Gruyere cheese, roasted mushrooms, pickled red onion and kale, on a toasted brioche bun slathered with black garlic aioli and Dijon vinaigrette — which has been written about at length in the local and national press.
As a result of his tenure at NHPS, they now boast that the pastas, breads, and rice that students eat are always whole grain; chicken nuggets and other breaded, highly - processed proteins have been replaced by chicken that is roasted on the bone; 100 % of their schools have salad bars, all of which serve fresh vegetables prepared from scratch; and, at the time of his departure in 2012, over 170,000 pounds of produce had been purchased from local farms.
Normally when you step on the ground your feet touching the ground produce vibrations that travel through your legs, and get absorbed by the bones, joints and muscles.
The «tunnel» formed by the bones and ligament in the wrist can become compressed by the swelling and fluid retention common in pregnancy, squeezing a nerve that produces the painful sensations.
The process takes place by means of a mechanism — unveiled in this study — that inhibits the activity of the osteoblasts, the cells that produce the bone matrix so that bones can grow during childhood and youth, and remain in good condition in adulthood.
The diet increased the levels of leptin — a hormone produced by fat cells that usually signals satiety in the brain — in the bone marrow, which promoted the development of fat cells instead of bone cells.
Further analysis revealed that the forces produced by hopping would shatter the dinosaur's bones.
The bone matrix being produced by cells is stained red in samples of cells that are sorted for not expressing ALPL (left), sorted for expressing ALPL (right), and left as an unsorted control (center).
«It is one thing to show that broken bones and modified rocks could have been produced by people, which [this paper does],» says Don Grayson, an archaeologist at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Recent analysis of Neanderthal hand bones by Wes Niewoehner of California State University shows they had the manual dexterity to produce and use complex tools.
She found marks on some bones similar to those produced by diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, a form of arthritis that sets in during old age.
Haemoglobin is produced by erythroblasts, cells in the bone marrow that mature into red blood cells.
While the Still Bay era is also characterised by highly innovative technologies — including engraving of ochre, use of personal ornaments, manufacture of highly stylised bone tools, heating silcrete (red rock) to produce better material for knapping bifacial points (spear points) using hard hammer and finally pressure flaking technology — the research team points out that HP's ecological niche expansion coincides with the development of technological innovations that were both efficient and more flexible than those of the Still Bay.
The research team, led by Nicola C. Partridge, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology at NYU Dentistry, had previously found that MCP - 1 is important in producing an anabolic effect of PTH, in which bone formation is increased, and they wanted to know if it was also important in causing a catabolic effect, in which bone is broken down.
The Coban Team infected mice with a mutant Plasmodium parasite producing less by - products such as hemozoin, and discovered in this case bone loss did not occur, thereby confirming their findings.
He notes, however, that other attempts to stimulate bone growth in mice by manipulating cell signaling proteins have produced denser than normal bones — and he's surprised that Helms's team didn't see the same.
Failure to produce new bone marrow can be caused by disease, trauma, or some cancer treatments, and can lead to a significantly higher risk of infections, and the need for blood transfusions.
Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at Tufts University and their collaborators have successfully developed a 3 - dimensional (3D) tissue - engineered model of bone marrow that can produce functional human platelets outside the body (ex vivo).
For example, when the team independently analyzed datasets of the same bone - marrow stem cells, produced by two separate labs, they obtained strikingly different results.
In addition, mouse brown fat in the collar bone is morphologically similar to human brown fat in the same location, produces compounds involved in the production of heat and expresses genes similar to those expressed by human brown fat.»
Patients who receive HSCT receive high doses of chemotherapy, with or without radiation, followed by infusion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs)-- rare cells that reside within the bone marrow and are capable of producing all varieties of blood cells.
Some testing will be required and may include a complete blood count, an alpha — fetoprotein test (a protein produced by the liver that can be used both for diagnosing and determining response to treatment), an x-ray, an ultrasound, a CT scan, an MRI, and a bone scan.
Steroid therapy — to increase hemoglobin by stimulating the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells.
Saliva is nature's way of washing away acids produced by the bacteria in your mouth, and it also bathes the teeth in bone - strengthening calcium and phosphate.
Bisphosphonates, for example, disrupt the remodeling of normal bone by shutting down the osteoclasts - the cells which break down old bone to produce new bone.
The first protein is called osteocalcin and is produced in the bone by specialized cells charged with building bone called osteoblasts.
For optimal health, our body's pH should be neutral to slightly alkaline; when it is too acidic the body buffers this acidity by releasing calcium and magnesium from bones and breaking down muscle to produce ammonia (strongly alkaline).
Muscle building and impact exercise strengthens bone by muscle and tendons impacting on the bone at the attachment points and producing growth stimulation.
Estrone's oncogenic metabolites, 4 - hydroxyestrone (4 - OH estrone, considered the most carcinogenic estrogen metabolite) and 16α - OH estrone (which is needed in small amounts because of its bone - building actions), are produced by Phase I metabolism.
Human Growth Hormone: Produced in the anterior pituitary and regulated from hypothalamus by growth hormone releasing hormone and growth hormone inhibiting hormone (aka somatostatin), human growth hormone (hGH, aka somatotrophin) enters the circulation and is delivered to the liver where it is converted to growth factors that initiate muscle, bone, and cartilage production; improve kidney function, skin elasticity, and cell repair and regeneration.
Endogenous (produced inside the body) HGH puts its actions into effect by «molecularly» joining straight to particular receptors on specific muscle tissues which includes muscles, connective tissue (tendons, ligaments, bone, and fat), as well as just about every major organ.
Because of its bone - building actions, small amounts of the estrone metabolite, 16α - OH estrone (which is produced by Phase I metabolism) are required by men.
More recent research describes adenosine as «a mediator with multisystemic effects», and it is produced by almost all cells, playing a role in heart function, sleep, bone health, activation of the immune system and mediating the effect of various hormones.
And then that reaction where the kidneys buffer bicarbonate ions also produces salts, which are then excreted by the kidneys, and during the excretion of those salts, the kidney makes new bicarbonate ions that replace what was used up in the buffering of the acid, and that just produces this ongoing sustainable cycle that's not adverse for bone health in any way.
Produced by the pituitary gland, HGH plays an essential role in the growth and development of long bones and cartilage.
Antigens that make their way into the body or develop within our cells are recognized primarily by the lymphocytes produced by the thymus and bone marrow, or picked up as they pass through the secondary lymphatic organs.
Testosterone helps signal the pituitary gland to produce growth hormone which then supplies the liver with the stimulus to secrete insulin growth factor 1 which works with GH to stimulate the production of new cells needed by the bones.
As noted by Sally Fallon, chickens raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) tend to produce stock that doesn't gel, so you'll be missing out on some of the most nourishing ingredients if you use non-organic chicken bones.
Keep in mind that the majority of these studies were funded by the dairy industry, and even with this natural bias and influence to produce positive outcomes, no better than 29 % of the studies were favorable to bone health.
Fun fact: People that get struck by lightning can break their bones just from the sheer force produced by their own muscles.
The hormone produced by your thyroid gland, for instance, helps maintain your metabolic rate, heart and digestive function, and bone health.
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