Sentences with phrase «response to a virus such»

The findings are significant because it helps researchers further understand the immune response to a virus such as Ebola and could lead to treatments for Ebola as well as other related viruses.

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Antibodies are blood proteins produced in response to substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria and viruses.

In comparison with African strains, infection by the Asian strain of Zika virus more potently affected the p53 gene and genes connected with cells» responses to viral infection, such as interferons.

Other researchers have shown that while the immune response Th1 is necessary to clear such viruses, another response, Th2, which is associated with severe airway inflammation and the development of post-infection asthma, could arise after viral infection.

When re-exposed to antigens such as bacteria or viruses, our bodies get rid of antigens by producing more antibodies than in the primary response.

In fact, TBK1 may also be a contributor to debilitating diseases such as ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and childhood herpes simplex virus encephalitis, if its connection with ICOS somehow triggers B cell activation and specific antibody production against the body's own cells in ALS or an excessive response to the invading viruses in childhood encephalitis.

Vitamin D is thought to protect against such attacks by boosting immune responses to respiratory viruses and dampening down harmful airway inflammation.

Your immune response to the virus can trigger a crisis such as a heart attack or even spiral out of control and kill you.

The problem is that many people have antibodies to these viruses and their immune responses can make such treatments dangerous or even deadly.

The rate and severity of illness to established infections such as influenza, varicella zoster virus (shingles), Streptococcus pneumonia and tetanus is also increased in the older population.2 - 4 Increased illnesses correlates with lower cell - mediated immunity and / or lower antibody responses to these infections in the elderly.

Other research is investigating whether agonist reagents that can signal various immune cells such as T cells, dendritic cells, or NK cells, through the TNF family receptors OX40, 4 - 1BB, HVEM, or LTβR can be used to increase natural immune responses to viruses or tumors that might lead to new strategies for vaccination.

«A separate challenge is the likelihood that immune responses to different but related viruses such as Zika and dengue may cross-react, as reported last week (Dejnirattisai et al..

Both cigarette smoke and nicotine have been shown to inhibit pulmonary T cell responses, including secretion of IFNγ, and enhance susceptibility to virus infection [31, 33], which suggests that exposure to nicotine, such as in E-cigs, may exhibit immunosuppressive effects.

However, viruses, while effective, introduce other problems to the body, such as toxicity, immune and inflammatory responses, and gene control and targeting issues.

Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to a harmful stimuli, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, damaged cells, or different cellular irritants.

In response to their feedback, Zoetis donated a range of products, including flea and tick preventatives and vaccines for conditions such as distemper virus, oral bordatella virus and rabies, to name a few.

The immune response to most bacteria and viruses lasts years, and the only exception to this rule is immunity to bacterial toxins, such as tetanus toxin (necessitating yearly boosters for horses, for example).

This guidance report shows that the success of the global response to AIDS can lead not only the encroaching virus itself but also the effects of climate change such as food and water shortages, growth in poverty and an increase in natural disasters.

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