Sentences with phrase «stimulating white blood»

Vitamin C boosts immune function by stimulating white blood cells to do their jobs more efficiently.

In fact, garlic is 100 times stronger than antibiotics, and works inside the body by stimulating white blood cell production and rallying these important cells to fight infection.

TINCTURES Arrowleaf Balsam Root Tincture — used as a tonic, strengthens the immune system by stimulating white blood cell activity Elderberry Tincture — concentrated for virus prevention and treatment, the berries contain proteins that inhibit viruses from entering cells Lomatium Root Tincture — used to treat H1N1 and H3N2 flu virus as an M2 inhibitor (starves viruses and keeps them from replicating), and completely inhibits cytopathic effects of the rotavirus Osha Root Tincture — a powerful antiviral and antibacterial agent for respiratory infections, alleviating mucous membrane pressure from inflammation to open bronchial passages Usnea Tincture — antibacterial that inhibits 16 known gram - positive bacteria (both the resistant and non-resistant strains) Valerian Root Tincture — smooth muscle relaxant for insomnia, back pain and sciatica

Aldesleukin may stimulate white blood cells to melanoma cells.

Ozone stimulates the white blood cells to produce immune - related messenger molecules called cytokines.

In chronic Lyme and associated diseases Ashwagandha is an herbal medicine adaptogen, a substance which improves the ability to withstand stress, that improves energy and stamina, stimulates white blood cells to fight infection, balances adrenal and thyroid gland function, decreases inflammation, and decreases anxiety.

Also, its ability to stimulate white blood cell activity makes it ideal for reducing colds and infections.

With live virus vaccines, a weakened form (attenuated) of the virus is injected to stimulate the white blood cells to make antibodies to fight the infection.

Not exact matches

Amgen said that sales of its lead drug Neulasta, which stimulates the growth of white blood cells, grew only 2 percent to $ 1.210 billion.

Turnips are high in vitamins A and C; antioxidants that together play an important role in stimulating the body's immune response by boosting the formation of antibodies and white blood cells.

In addition, it also aids in increasing white blood cells by stimulating your immune system.

They hit upon a small organic compound called SB 247464 that stimulated the growth of mouse white blood cells in culture and in living mice.

Sargramostim is a form of GM - CSF (granulocyte - macrophage colony - stimulating factor), a natural protein that spurs the growth of white blood cells in the immune system.

Interestingly, the team showed that combining anti-angiogenic and immune - stimulating therapies in the treatment of tumors in mouse models resulted in better therapeutic outcomes by providing white blood cell gates through which they can infiltrate cancers.

Joseph Poole, M.D., Ph.D., of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues studied whether therapy with granulocyte - macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM - CSF), an agent that functions as a white blood cell growth factor, would improve walking performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (a form of vascular disease in which there is partial or total blockage of an artery, usually one leading to a leg or arm).

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine were testing whether GM - CSF (granulocyte - macrophage colony stimulating factor), already used to restore white blood cell numbers during cancer treatment, could help heal blood vessels damaged by atherosclerosis.

Existing vaccination methods depend on stimulating the body's immune system, so that white blood cells produce antibodies that attach to the surface of the virus and start the process of killing it.

For almost 30 years, Professor Metcalf doggedly and painstakingly pursued one task: identifying and purifying the hormones that stimulate blood cells to produce the white blood cells needed by the body to fight infection.

Most current vaccines work by stimulating a class of white blood cells called B cells to make antibodies that circulate and control infections in the blood.

Growth factor therapy with granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G - CSF)-- to stimulate the bone marrow to make more white blood cells

It actually helps stimulate the metabolism by warming the body, increasing blood flow, and making it easier to deliver nutrients to the white fat.

The immune system stimulates different cells and proteins — like white blood cells — to help eliminate the threat of an outside invader and repair any damaged tissue.

And according to recent studies conducted in Japan, the full ripe bananas with dark patches on their skin produce the largest quantity of TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor), a cytokine that fights abnormal tumor cells in the body by stimulating the production of white blood cells and assisting their communication.

Pineapple is an excellent source of vitamin C, which has been shown to stimulate both the production and function of neutrophils, white blood cells that attack foreign bacteria and viruses.

This type of hydrotherapy not only wakes you up better than any cup of joe, but it also helps to stimulate your lymphatic system — which carries waste products as well as white blood cells — and improves circulation.

Shiitake: The delicious mushroom easily found in grocery stores contains substances called beta glucans, which stimulate the immune system and strengthen our white blood cells.

Lemon oil in particular helps stimulate the production of red and white blood cells.

Researchers discovered that fluoride perturbed the white blood cells» components and function by stimulating their production of superoxide when at rest, thus releasing superoxides into the blood stream, damaging tissues and depleting energy reserves, processes associated with accelerated aging.

In Nourishing Broth, Sally Fallon Morell and Dr. Kaayla Daniel detail research which suggests that cartilage supports healthy immune function by «stimulating just about every time of white blood cell the body needs to mount a strong defense against unwanted microbes.»

It also quite powerfully stimulates the immune system, increases disease - fighting white blood cell production and activity, and elevates levels of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, two of the most powerful antioxidants and health - promoting substances known to man, which likely have quite a bit to do with its longevity - enhancing properties.

Vitamin C also has been shown to stimulate both the production and function of leukocytes, the white blood cells that protect the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.

With the boosting of your blood circulation, you'll be stimulating the production of white blood cells, and your immune system will repel whatever is trying to invade.

«Bacteria have learned to flip different kinds of switches in our body» Mazmanian mentions, explaining that microbes can induce certain white blood cells (T cells) to promote inflammatory responses, while other microbes can stimulate T cells to inhibit inflammatory responses.

AF — Aunt Flow (Menstruation) AI — Artificial Insemination ART — Assisted Reproductive Technology BABYDUST — Good wishes for getting pregnant BBT — Basal Body Temperature BCP — Birth Control Pills BD — Baby Dancing (Love Making) BFN — Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Test) BFP — Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test) BW — Blood Work CD — Cycle Day CF — Cervical Fluid CM — Cervical Mucus DH — Dear Husband DPO — Days Past Ovulation EP — Ectopic Pregnancy EWCM — Egg White Cervical Mucus FP — Follicular Phase FSH — Follicle Stimulating Hormone HPT — Home Pregnancy Test HSG — Hysterosalpingogram IF — Infertility IUI — Intrauterine Insemination IVF — In Vitro Fertilization LAP - Laparoscopy LH — Luteinizing Hormone LMP — Last Menstrual Period LP — Luteal Phase LPD — Luteal Phase Defect MC (M / C)-- Miscarriage MF — Male Factor NFP — Natural Family Planning NP — Nurse Practitioner O - Ovulation OB / GYN — Obstetrician / Gynecologist OPK — Ovulation Predictor Kit PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PG — Pregnant POAS - Pee on a Stick PTS - Pregnancy Test Strip RE — Reproductive Endocrinologist SA — Semen Analysis TTC — Trying to Conceive

In Grave's disease, on the other hand, white blood cells go into another extreme, and although there is no physiological need to do this, they stimulate thyroid to make way too much of its hormones.

Macrophages are white blood cells that stimulate the immune system, putting it on high active alert against health threats.

It stimulates the flow of the lymph system which transports lymph, a clear colorless fluid containing white blood cells that helps rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials.

It is also believed that exposure of the skin to heat stimulates the production of white blood cells and strengthens the immune system.

Echinacea Angustifolia had a remarkable ability to stimulate the action of the immune system, which can neutralize viruses, destroy bacteria, and increase white blood cell activity to areas of infection.

Aloe also contains high amounts of an immune - stimulating polysaccharide, especially mannose, which has been shown to induce white blood cells to secrete interferon, tumor necrosis factor, and beneficial cytokines.

Interleukin 2 is produced by T - cells (a type of white blood cell) to stimulate the immune system.

The heat generated by an infrared sauna stimulates energy at a cellular level which, in turn, increases the body's production of white blood cells.

An increased production of white blood cells, as stimulated by infrared sauna use, can help the body to more effectively fight off illnesses.

After irradiating the tumor, veterinarians collect a particular type of the dog's white blood cells, known as Natural Killer (NK) cells, then stimulate and grow the cells in a laboratory before injecting them back into the dog's tumor.

Allergy symptoms are caused when the immune system's white blood cells (WBC) sense an allergen and stimulate histamine release.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Several other generics are expected to have filed SEBs for filgrastim (recombinant proteins for stimulating the immune system / white blood cell production).

Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) is a man - made prescription drug form of a protein that is used to stimulate the growth of white blood cells in your body, and is primarily prescribed to prevent neutropenia in those who are receiving chemotherapy.