Sentences with phrase «scavenger cells in»

«First, the effect of cortisone is mediated by macrophages which usually serve as scavenger cells in an immune response.

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The Nabel team found that it latches onto neutrophils, which trigger inflammation, an early general assault in which scavenger cells clear the body of foreign bodies.

Nerve cells, for example, form long extensions that are attracted to signals from other cells in order to produce the network that forms the nervous system; similarly, scavenger cells recognise the scent of harmful germs in order that they can pursue and destroy them.

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In a separate set of experiments, Frank showed that the PcrV antibodies prevented the bacterium from shooting its toxin into cells, including macrophages, the immune system's scavenger cells, which are particularly vulnerable to Pseudomonas.

In post-mortem brain tissue from people not diagnosed with Alzheimer's, neither the iron deposits nor the scavenger cells engulfing them were present in that brain regioIn post-mortem brain tissue from people not diagnosed with Alzheimer's, neither the iron deposits nor the scavenger cells engulfing them were present in that brain regioin that brain region.

In the new study, 12 patients will be treated with healthy scavenger cells, created in a laboratory from human embryonic stem cellIn the new study, 12 patients will be treated with healthy scavenger cells, created in a laboratory from human embryonic stem cellin a laboratory from human embryonic stem cells.

Many are potent free radical scavengers, and studies show they're involved in the modulation of enzyme activity and cell receptors.

CoQ10 works as a potent free radical scavenger in cell membranes, as well as within blood vessels.

Ascorbic acid is a superoxide anion scavenger and has shown to inhibit the influenza virus in cell cultures [34].

Specifically, astaxanthin can act as a free radical scavenger in the body, protecting cells against damage and thereby helping to slow down the aging process.