AQUAPORINS IN INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION ANGELIKA HOLM
... The ability of eukaryotic cells to change their shape and to migrate directionally is highly dependent on active volume regulation in cells building up tissues as well as in individual cells. Transmembrane fluxes of water via specialized water channels, called aquaporins (AQPs), facilitate the chang ...
... The ability of eukaryotic cells to change their shape and to migrate directionally is highly dependent on active volume regulation in cells building up tissues as well as in individual cells. Transmembrane fluxes of water via specialized water channels, called aquaporins (AQPs), facilitate the chang ...
Neutrophils diminish T-cell immunity to foster gastric cancer
... pathological conditions, including cancer. In the past decade, many efforts have been made to clarify the roles of neutrophils in cancer development and progression. It appears that neutrophils have both antitumour and protumour functions.1 On one hand, neutrophils can directly kill tumour cells by ...
... pathological conditions, including cancer. In the past decade, many efforts have been made to clarify the roles of neutrophils in cancer development and progression. It appears that neutrophils have both antitumour and protumour functions.1 On one hand, neutrophils can directly kill tumour cells by ...
Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document
... cells then absorbs the digested matter. Extracelluar digestion increases the possible food supplies for organisms, as they are no longer limited to very small foods. Large amounts of organic matter could be ingested and then partially digested in order to be able to enter individual cells. Some exam ...
... cells then absorbs the digested matter. Extracelluar digestion increases the possible food supplies for organisms, as they are no longer limited to very small foods. Large amounts of organic matter could be ingested and then partially digested in order to be able to enter individual cells. Some exam ...
Materials and Methods
... The pathophysiology of GVHD involves cellular as well as cytokine-mediated mechanisms. Tissue damage and cytokine dysregulation caused by the conditioning of the patient provide a pro-inflammatory environment even before allogeneic T cells enter the body. Host reactive donor T cells then respond to ...
... The pathophysiology of GVHD involves cellular as well as cytokine-mediated mechanisms. Tissue damage and cytokine dysregulation caused by the conditioning of the patient provide a pro-inflammatory environment even before allogeneic T cells enter the body. Host reactive donor T cells then respond to ...
How Cells Clean House
... supported by a skeletal matrix, in which a vast and intricate population of large molecules, or macromolecules, and specialized functional subunits called organelles is suspended. The workings of the cytoplasm are so complex--rather like some of today's computer systems--that it is constantly becomi ...
... supported by a skeletal matrix, in which a vast and intricate population of large molecules, or macromolecules, and specialized functional subunits called organelles is suspended. The workings of the cytoplasm are so complex--rather like some of today's computer systems--that it is constantly becomi ...
18 DISEASES CAUSED BY IMMUNE RESPONSES
... numerical designations. This classification is useful because distinct types of pathologic immune responses show different patterns of tissue injury and may vary in their tissue specificity. As a result, they produce disorders with distinct clinical and pathologic features. However, immunologic dise ...
... numerical designations. This classification is useful because distinct types of pathologic immune responses show different patterns of tissue injury and may vary in their tissue specificity. As a result, they produce disorders with distinct clinical and pathologic features. However, immunologic dise ...
The Plague
... the pathogen is able to bypass the skin barrier though the flea bite, and it is able to infect macrophages. Although some are killed via neutrophils, the infected macrophages serves a host for Y. pestis which then proliferates within and acquires phagocytic resistance.6 While proliferation occurs, t ...
... the pathogen is able to bypass the skin barrier though the flea bite, and it is able to infect macrophages. Although some are killed via neutrophils, the infected macrophages serves a host for Y. pestis which then proliferates within and acquires phagocytic resistance.6 While proliferation occurs, t ...
Linköping University Post Print In vitro priming recapitulates in vivo HIV-1
... arise naturally in vivo in HIV-infected individuals and demonstrates that AT-2 HIV-1 is a excellent source of antigens that may have the capacity in a vaccine setting, not only to restimulate existing memory responses but also prime for new T cell responses or re-establish responses lost very early ...
... arise naturally in vivo in HIV-infected individuals and demonstrates that AT-2 HIV-1 is a excellent source of antigens that may have the capacity in a vaccine setting, not only to restimulate existing memory responses but also prime for new T cell responses or re-establish responses lost very early ...
Staying alive Department of Science
... vacuoles, if any. It stores food, water, and other materials for use by the cell. Wastes may also be stored in vacuoles. The lysosome is a small, round structure common in animal cells, but not usually found in plant cells. The lysosome is involved in digestive activities, including breaking down la ...
... vacuoles, if any. It stores food, water, and other materials for use by the cell. Wastes may also be stored in vacuoles. The lysosome is a small, round structure common in animal cells, but not usually found in plant cells. The lysosome is involved in digestive activities, including breaking down la ...
16. Artificial Life and Emergent Behavior
... Depending upon the state of a cell and the state of the cells around it, a cell’s state might change in the next generation. The creature that Langton created in this environment looked like a loop with a tail. As time advanced the tail extended and made a new loop. This new loop then severed itself ...
... Depending upon the state of a cell and the state of the cells around it, a cell’s state might change in the next generation. The creature that Langton created in this environment looked like a loop with a tail. As time advanced the tail extended and made a new loop. This new loop then severed itself ...
PATHOGENESIS OF AN EMERGING PATHOGEN – CRIMEAN
... years before the Crimean epidemic was recognized (Hoogstraal 1979). During the time period of 1944-45 approximately 200 Soviet soldiers were infected with CCHFV while placed in Crimea (Whitehouse 2004). The disease course of CCHF was identified by inoculating psychiatric patients with isolates from ...
... years before the Crimean epidemic was recognized (Hoogstraal 1979). During the time period of 1944-45 approximately 200 Soviet soldiers were infected with CCHFV while placed in Crimea (Whitehouse 2004). The disease course of CCHF was identified by inoculating psychiatric patients with isolates from ...
7. Biology Glossary
... one-celled organisms that form phytoplankton as well as the seaweeds. Although algae photosynthesise and their cells are surrounded by a cell wall, they are not plants. They belong to a group of organisms called the Protoctista. Allele: One of the different forms of a particular gene.In humans, a ge ...
... one-celled organisms that form phytoplankton as well as the seaweeds. Although algae photosynthesise and their cells are surrounded by a cell wall, they are not plants. They belong to a group of organisms called the Protoctista. Allele: One of the different forms of a particular gene.In humans, a ge ...
Lymphatic
... Tonsils are lymphoid nodules in the wall of the pharynx. They fight infections of the nose, ear, and throat region. Lymph nodes are encapsulated masses of lymphoid tissue that contain lymphocytes. Lymph nodes monitor the lymph before it drains into the veins. They remove antigens and initiate approp ...
... Tonsils are lymphoid nodules in the wall of the pharynx. They fight infections of the nose, ear, and throat region. Lymph nodes are encapsulated masses of lymphoid tissue that contain lymphocytes. Lymph nodes monitor the lymph before it drains into the veins. They remove antigens and initiate approp ...
Review - International Federation of Cell Therapy Professionals
... are produced by reprogramming somatic cells, such as dermal fibroblasts, they can provide autologous cells for patients, reducing the risk of immune rejection. Another promising feature of iPSCs is that they can be extensively expanded for the production of large quantities of potentially any cell t ...
... are produced by reprogramming somatic cells, such as dermal fibroblasts, they can provide autologous cells for patients, reducing the risk of immune rejection. Another promising feature of iPSCs is that they can be extensively expanded for the production of large quantities of potentially any cell t ...
Hedgehog Signaling and Maintenance of Homeostasis in the
... response by causing damage to the epithelial barrier. They found that DSS-treated Gli1 heterozygotes show more severe colitis and an exaggerated cytokine response. Since the animals had a LacZ inserted into the Gli1 knockout allele, the cells responding to Hedgehog signaling in the uninflamed and DS ...
... response by causing damage to the epithelial barrier. They found that DSS-treated Gli1 heterozygotes show more severe colitis and an exaggerated cytokine response. Since the animals had a LacZ inserted into the Gli1 knockout allele, the cells responding to Hedgehog signaling in the uninflamed and DS ...
Organ-specific Autoimmune Disease: A Deficiency of
... the tolerogenic responses conferred by these cells. Fewer regulatory CD4CD25 T cells are found in NOD mice lacking CD28 or both B7-1 and B7-2, and cells with this phenotype express CTLA-4 and appear to require this inhibitory receptor for their suppressive actions (16, 28, 29). Why Might Loss of a ...
... the tolerogenic responses conferred by these cells. Fewer regulatory CD4CD25 T cells are found in NOD mice lacking CD28 or both B7-1 and B7-2, and cells with this phenotype express CTLA-4 and appear to require this inhibitory receptor for their suppressive actions (16, 28, 29). Why Might Loss of a ...
Lactic Acid Bacteria and their Effect-on the Immune System
... molecules such as gastrointestinal peptides, enteroglucan, trefoil peptides, hormones, prostaglandins, growth factors (Levis et al., 1992, Wright, 1995, Jankowsky et al., 1994), and mucus produced for the goblet cells. External secretions such as tears, saliva, milk, intestinal, genital and bronchia ...
... molecules such as gastrointestinal peptides, enteroglucan, trefoil peptides, hormones, prostaglandins, growth factors (Levis et al., 1992, Wright, 1995, Jankowsky et al., 1994), and mucus produced for the goblet cells. External secretions such as tears, saliva, milk, intestinal, genital and bronchia ...
SialylTn-mAb17-1A Carbohydrate−Protein Conjugate Vaccine
... cancer therapy. Therefore, identification and selection of the appropriate target antigen(s) on the tumor cells is essential for therapy efficacy. Cell surface-exposed carbohydrate and mucin antigens resulting from aberrant glycosylation of tumor cells may provide attractive targets. In animal model ...
... cancer therapy. Therefore, identification and selection of the appropriate target antigen(s) on the tumor cells is essential for therapy efficacy. Cell surface-exposed carbohydrate and mucin antigens resulting from aberrant glycosylation of tumor cells may provide attractive targets. In animal model ...
Part 1: Mechanisms and Management of Food Allergies
... T cell lymphocytes detect foreign proteins (antigens) in any form T cells then trigger a series of immunological reactions, mediated by cytokines ...
... T cell lymphocytes detect foreign proteins (antigens) in any form T cells then trigger a series of immunological reactions, mediated by cytokines ...
Chapter 5 Protein Function
... • When an animal is immunized with antigen A, an immune response appears after several days, rises rapidly and exponentially, and then, more gradually, declines. • This is the characteristic course of a primary immune response, occurring on an animal's first exposure to an antigen. • If the animal i ...
... • When an animal is immunized with antigen A, an immune response appears after several days, rises rapidly and exponentially, and then, more gradually, declines. • This is the characteristic course of a primary immune response, occurring on an animal's first exposure to an antigen. • If the animal i ...