Sentences with phrase «sentinel cells of the immune system»
They are sometimes known as the sentinel cells of the immune system, constantly patrolling the borders of the body that form the physical barriers to the outside world — the skin and the inner linings of the lungs, nose, stomach and gut.
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They believe it stimulates dendritic cells, the «sentinels» of the immune system.
These cells are now thought to serve as the immune system's principal sentinels in the skin — when they detect damage signals from nearby wounded skin cells, they summon other, non-skin-resident immune cells to the site of the wound.
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.
Researchers have discovered that natural killer T (NKT) cells, the immune system's sentinels, patrol the labyrinthine blood vessels of the liver for invaders or signs of tissue damage and...
Steinman went on to establish that dendritic cells are the sentinels of the immune system.