Sentences with phrase «through cell barriers»

Their liposomes are sized for the best absorption possible, the smaller the liposome is the better it can pass through cell barriers and effectively deliver all of the supplements it contains.2

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Did the leukocytes push through or between the blood - nerve barrier endothelial cells
One of the mysteries of the living body is the movement of cells — not just in the blood, but through cellular and other barriers.
Dendritic cells are too large to pass through the blood - brain barrier, which is one reason they have to be cultured with brain tumor cells outside the body, then injected back into the patient's skin as a vaccine.
Using a crystal structure of a complex protein compound of botulinum neurotoxin, Rongsheng Jin, associate professor of physiology & biophysics at UC Irvine, and collaborators found that these compounds — called clostridial hemagglutinin (HA)-- bind with epithelial cell proteins in the intestines of patients, which initiates a process that disrupts the close intercellular seals so that the complex toxin molecules can slip through the epithelial barrier.
«The blood - brain barrier forms pretty early in gestation, so the thyroid hormone, even from the mother, is probably not getting through the barrier and into the brain, likely leading to developmental deficits,» says Shusta, whose group was among the first to develop blood - brain barriers from patient - derived stem cells in the lab dish.
To study this barrier and determine why a lack of blood flow causes it to leak, the researchers built a blood - vessel - on - a-chip model consisting of a channel lined with a layer of human endothelial cells surrounded by extracellular matrix within a microfluidic device, which allowed them to easily simulate and control the flow of blood through a vessel and evaluate the cells» responses.
Through a series of sophisticated experiments, researchers reporting in The American Journal of Pathology suggest that matrix metalloproteinase - 3 (MMP - 3) plays a pivotal role in disruption of the brain / spinal cord barrier (BSCB), cell death, and functional deficits after SCI.
TNF - alpha and VEGF have proven to be particularly effective: TNF - alpha allows adhesion to endothelial cells, while VEGF authorizes the passage through the endothelial barrier.
Branched - chain amino acids enter the brain through specialized transporters in the fortress of brain - protecting cells known as the blood — brain barrier.
These cells line the mucosa, where they allow helpful substances to pass through to tissues in the body and also provide a barrier against harmful substances.
Cerebral mast cells mediate blood - brain barrier disruption in acute experimental ischemic stroke through perivascular gelatinase activation.
The penetration of cells through BM barriers, called «invasion», is an important process during normal tissue development and in cancer metastasis.
Many currently available obesity drugs are unable to pass through a filtering mechanism in the brain called the blood - brain barrier, which is formed by astrocytes and other cell types.
High cortisol also alters tight junctions between cells such that small harmful substances may pass through the barrier.
And there are major differences with company ingredients, I've seen some companies use MCT oil or EVO not the greatest carrier... for getting into the cell and passing through the blood - brain barrier.
Necessary for healthy cell functioning, this is one of only a few nutrients that are capable of passing through the blood - brain barrier.
Although there are 2 other major ketones (acetone and acetoacetic acid), BHB is the one that is able to cross through a wide variety of barriers in the body to get into the cells and be used as energy.
There are also petri dish studies that suggest gamma oryzanol may help lower cholesterol, and along with other compounds found in the rice bran, which is what makes brown rice brown, may inhibit human cancer cell growth through antioxidant means, anti-proliferative and pro cancer cell suicide mechanisms, immune system modulation, and increasing barrier protection, but again this is all just in test tubes, not people.
So at lunchtime the next day my friend called for a taxi on her cell phone and we drove past the Prada stores and the Ralph Lauren boutiques, through Singapore's immaculate highways and manicured streets, to the chattering chaos of Little India, where we found a small crowd gathered behind metal barriers to watch the agony in action.
Since fats make up a part of the cell wall, they create a protective barrier wherein water molecules are not able to go in or out of the cell, except through specific channels.
With DSLRs shooting thousands of images in RAW and even cell phone cameras eager to bust through new megapixel barriers, speed is of the essence, especially if you're using it on a low - power laptop or tablet.
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