Sentences with phrase «rapid response to infection»

Through the use of powerful genomic techniques, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have found that the development of immune cells, called innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), gradually prepares these cells for rapid response to infection.

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«Strengthened infection control practices and having a powerful active surveillance program for acute respiratory illnesses are key to the rapid and prompt response for emerging respiratory infections,» cautions lead author I.S. Al - Abaidani, MD, Department of Communicable Disease, Ministry of Health, Oman.

Working closely with numerous groups both within and outside the Broad, Livny uses these methods to gain insights into the physiological responses of diverse pathogens to the host environment during infection, uncover inter-species differences in the expression of conserved functions that drive pathogenicity, and define signatures of transcriptional responses to antibiotic exposure that enable rapid diagnosis of antibiotic resistant strains.

Natural killer (NK) cells, the «rapid response» cells of the innate immune system, can kill virally infected cells and thereby slow down an infection until antigen - specific and clonally - expanded cytotoxic T cells can be recruited to finish the job.

That leads to greater inflammation, but also a more rapid immune response to infection.