Sentences with phrase «produced by the immune system»

The treatment consists of iodo - thiocyanate complexes, which are inspired by enzymes and reactive molecules produced by our immune system.

A molecule naturally produced by the immune system protects mice and monkeys against Zika virus infection, an international team of researchers has found.

In blood samples taken from subjects in Mexico and Brazil, the scientists found antibodies — proteins produced by the immune system — that block the virus from initiating an infection.

TNF is an important inflammatory molecule produced by the immune system, and TNF inhibitors are commonly used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease.

S. mansoni IPSE binds to Immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody produced by the immune system that is expressed on the surface of basophils, a type of immune cell; and mast cells, another immune cell that mediates inflammation; and sequesters chemokines, signaling proteins that alert white cells to infection sites.

The researchers make changes in the model such as computationally adding a potential drug or virtually knocking out the gene for a molecule produced by the immune system to search for changes that cause the granuloma to move toward a controlled state.

They are complex molecules which can only be produced by the immune system of a living animal, and which recognise and bind to very specific protein sequences.

The antibody produced by the immune system in response to Graves» disease is called TRAb or thyrotropin receptor antibody.

It appears that in response to infection, the excess inflammatory cytokines produced by the immune system decrease the output of sleep inducing hormones to the sleep centers of the brain.

Antibodies are protective proteins produced by your immune system in response to substances that the body perceives to be threatening.

It appears that in response to infection, the excess inflammatory cytokines produced by the immune system disturb the sleep centers of the brain.

CdtB toxins (cytolethal distending toxin B) are released by gastroenteritis causing bacteria against which antibodies are produced by the immune system.

Transfer factor is a group of proteins produced by the immune system.

Serum protein is composed of the proteins produced by the liver, as well as the circulating antibodies produced by the immune system.

Antihistamines are efficient in some cases because they fight the histamines produced by the immune system.

Not exact matches

Kefir is a fermented food that is a viscous, acidic, mildly alcoholic milk beverage produced by fermentation of milk with a particular grain in Middle and Eastern Europe it is easily digested and provides beneficial microorganisms that contribute to a healthy immune system.

This means that in those with the condition the immune system is mistakenly triggered by a substance to produce antibodies and to attack parts of their own body.

However, he can eat it raw soon (by 9 months) but you have to be careful to wash it thoroughly, as with all raw produce, because his little immune system is still immature.

We found that when it comes to cutaneous immunity — specific to skin — the immune system was being obstructed by skin cells that were too prone to producing inflammation responses.

Researchers have revealed the molecular structure of a protein produced by the Zika virus that is thought to be involved in the virus's reproduction and its interaction with a host's immune system.

Although such harvested cells could be cultured as say, liver cells for treating hepatitis or dopamine - producing cells for Parkinson's, the resulting transplants would likely be rejected by patients» immune systems.

But more work is needed to pinpoint the molecules produced by gut bacteria that alter the MS patients» immune system, the authors of both studies note.

Scientists have discovered how compounds produced by the body's immune system help to dampen inflammation and prevent damage to healthy tissues.

Substances known as cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) are produced by nearly all living creatures and are an essential part of the innate immune system.

By studying infected cells grown in a laboratory, the team found that a large number of CMV's genes help it hide from the immune system by allowing it to destroy many of the proteins produced by the body during virus infection and preventing them from activating immune cells to destroy the viruBy studying infected cells grown in a laboratory, the team found that a large number of CMV's genes help it hide from the immune system by allowing it to destroy many of the proteins produced by the body during virus infection and preventing them from activating immune cells to destroy the viruby allowing it to destroy many of the proteins produced by the body during virus infection and preventing them from activating immune cells to destroy the viruby the body during virus infection and preventing them from activating immune cells to destroy the virus.

Interferons are molecules produced by cells in response to viral or bacterial infection, and which act on neighboring cells to prevent the spread of the infection, shut down protein synthesis, and activate the immune system.

The cocaine vaccine works the same way other vaccines do: by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies that bind to a foreign entity, preventing it from entering the brain or otherwise interacting with the body's organs and tissues.

Rather than waiting for an infected person's immune system to produce noticeable amounts of antibodies, the team chose to home in on the bacteria itself — specifically, proteins the bug sheds when attacked by the body's defenses.

By combining multiple images, the researchers produced movies correlating the production of hydrogen peroxide to the activities of the immune system cells.

More studies are needed, but Krug believes new therapeutics could be designed to block the NS1 protein produced by the flu virus, hobbling its ability to evade the human immune system.

As with innate immunity, the adaptive immune system — the T cells and antibodies produced by B cells that target specific molecules on invading cells — contributes to pathology or may also fight against it.

Islet autoimmunity, detected by antibodies that appear when the immune system attacks the islet cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, is a precursor to type 1 diabetes.

The effect may be due to how a mother's immune system reacts to proteins produced by male fetuses — a possibility Bogaert hopes to explore in a future study.

Crops like corn and groundnuts are more susceptible to aflatoxin - producing mold when their immune systems are weakened by conditions like high temperature and drought stress.

The immune system does not normally attack «self» proteins, so by producing protein fragments, or peptides, that imitate the structure of those in the body's own tissues, viruses and bacteria may avoid destruction.

When challenged by a toxin or infection, the immune system screens this population for a match, then swiftly multiplies the clonal cell line that produces the matching antibody.

A potential solution to this problem is to reprogram other cell types into functional beta - like cells, which can produce insulin but are distinct from beta cells and therefore are not recognized or attacked by the immune system.

Previous laboratory studies have shown that antibodies produced by the human immune system to fight dengue virus can also interact with Zika virus (ZIKV) without inactivating it.

They help develop immunity by imitating an infection, which causes the immune system to produce T - lymphocytes and antibodies.

The toxin produced by E. coli is too small to be recognized effectively by the human immune system, meaning that one round of infection does not provide immunity against future exposure.

These would act as a substitute for the insulin - producing cells that are destroyed by the immune systems of people with type 1 diabetes.

As a part of the innate immune system, Cd14 helps the body respond to bacterial infections by producing a protein that binds to lipopolysaccharides within the outer membranes of some bacteria.

Like the childhood form, the insulin - producing beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed by the body's own immune system.

«Lerner's creation of combinatorial libraries of antibodies enables the construction of immunological repertoires far superior to those produced by the human immune system.»

Vaccines work by exposing the body to the disease - causing agent or a fragment of it, which primes the immune system to produce a flood of antibodies that stick to the infecting organism and block it from entering cells.

For example, scientists could engineer T cells, sentinels of the immune system, with genetic circuits that initiate a response to wipe out tumors when they detect the presence of two or three «biomarkers» produced by cancer cells, Lu says.

* In type 1 diabetes, the insulin - producing cells in the Langerhans islets of the pancreas are destroyed because they are attacked by the body's immune system (formation of islet autoantibodies against structures of the beta cells).

The researchers found that the mice responded to the parasite by shifting their immune system into high gear, producing large numbers of white blood cells.

Shortly after infection, HIV levels skyrocket, but then the immune system and other antiviral factors produced by cells drive down the amount of virus in the blood — the so - called viral load — and establish a «set point.»

Previous attempts to get round this problem have included coating insulin - producing cells in a seaweed derivative prior to transplant to keep them from being attacked by the recipient's immune system.