Sentences with phrase «regulating multiple disease»
Specifically, the team hypothesizes that microRNA miR - 24 is a key regulator of actin cytoskeleton dynamics (i.e. the inner structural support of a cell); therefore, it plays a critical role in regulating multiple disease processes, including the angiogenesis (blood vessel growth), inflammation, and fibrosis (thickening and scarring of tissue) associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in wet AMD.
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As published this week in Nucleic Acids Research, they have discovered a mechanism that regulates the expression of alpha - synuclein, a protein linked to Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy (MSA).
Prior research has shown that macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)-- a protein that helps regulate immune and inflammatory reactions — is elevated in people with autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and colitis.
According to studies, curcumin ameliorates psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis by inhibiting regulating inflammatory cytokines.
It is Dr. Fasano's team discovery that «zonulin,» is the molecule which regulates intestinal permeability (also known as «leaky gut») and their totally ground - breaking research that linked an overproduction of zonulin (gluten is a clear known trigger for such in celiacs) to the development of a series of autoimmune diseases, including Type 1 diabetes, celiac disease and multiple sclerosis (at least in animals at this point in time).
For instance, genetic diseases may be recessive, which means that both parents must contribute a gene for the disease to be expressed, or regulated by multiple genes that may even be located on different chromosomes, or even triggered by environmental factors.