Sentences with phrase «which scavenger cells»
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.
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On encountering the TB bacillus, receptors on immune - system scavenger cells known as macrophages stimulate the conversion of circulating vitamin D to its active form, which produces a peptide that destroys the bacillus.
«First, the effect of cortisone is mediated by macrophages which usually serve as scavenger cells in an immune response.
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.
Dates, which are rich sources of phenolic radical scavenger antioxidants, also inhibit the oxidation of LDL (the so - called «bad cholesterol») and stimulate the removal of cholesterol from lipid - laden arterial cells.
This contact causes the LDL lipoprotein to be oxidized, after which the particle attaches to macrophage scavenger receptors and is cleared by immune cells.