Immunity and Gastrointestinal Disease: A Role for Lymphatic Vessels
... may function to increase the delivery of dendritic cells and antigenpresenting cells to the lymph nodes to enhance the adaptive immune response, however this has not been proven. Whether these new lymphatic vessels improve drainage to the lymph nodes is still under debate. A study reporting that a l ...
... may function to increase the delivery of dendritic cells and antigenpresenting cells to the lymph nodes to enhance the adaptive immune response, however this has not been proven. Whether these new lymphatic vessels improve drainage to the lymph nodes is still under debate. A study reporting that a l ...
Program outline
... Objectives and approach 1. Innate defense The innate host defense is increasingly appreciated as the first barrier for infectious agents and as a key element that orchestrates the adaptive immune response. This research field is rapidly gaining a rather central position in the molecular infection b ...
... Objectives and approach 1. Innate defense The innate host defense is increasingly appreciated as the first barrier for infectious agents and as a key element that orchestrates the adaptive immune response. This research field is rapidly gaining a rather central position in the molecular infection b ...
The three families of innate lymphoid cells
... Virus infected or cancerous cells are eliminated by NK cells through mechanisms involving granule exocytosis or death receptor interactions. In the granules of NK cells, perforins and granzymes reside that upon release form pores in the target cells and activate the intracellular apoptotic machinery ...
... Virus infected or cancerous cells are eliminated by NK cells through mechanisms involving granule exocytosis or death receptor interactions. In the granules of NK cells, perforins and granzymes reside that upon release form pores in the target cells and activate the intracellular apoptotic machinery ...
Antigen-Antibody Interaction
... hypermutation [17,18]. In view of the clonal selection theory, this work reviews some relevant detail of antigen-antibody interaction, specifically antigenlymphocyte interaction that is central to the theory of acquired immunity. Section II provides some background by introducing some immunological ...
... hypermutation [17,18]. In view of the clonal selection theory, this work reviews some relevant detail of antigen-antibody interaction, specifically antigenlymphocyte interaction that is central to the theory of acquired immunity. Section II provides some background by introducing some immunological ...
2006 Newsletter
... addition, Rituxan received FDA approval in February 2006 for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in combination with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone) or other anthracycline-based chemotherapy regimens in previously untreated patients, as well as in ...
... addition, Rituxan received FDA approval in February 2006 for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in combination with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone) or other anthracycline-based chemotherapy regimens in previously untreated patients, as well as in ...
Are mesenchymal stromal cells immune cells? Open Access Martin J Hoogduijn
... using different MSC isolation and culture procedures. In the bone marrow, MSCs have a supportive function for the haematopoietic system and provide a niche for haematopoietic progenitor cells to mature. The presence of MSCs is not limited, however, to the bone marrow and in other tissues, such as ad ...
... using different MSC isolation and culture procedures. In the bone marrow, MSCs have a supportive function for the haematopoietic system and provide a niche for haematopoietic progenitor cells to mature. The presence of MSCs is not limited, however, to the bone marrow and in other tissues, such as ad ...
Chronic Inflammation
... Persistent tissue destruction, with damage to both parenchymal cells and stromal framework, is a hallmark of chronic inflammation. As a consequence, repair cannot be accomplished solely by regeneration of parenchymal cells, even in organs whose cells are able to regenerate. Attempts at repairing tis ...
... Persistent tissue destruction, with damage to both parenchymal cells and stromal framework, is a hallmark of chronic inflammation. As a consequence, repair cannot be accomplished solely by regeneration of parenchymal cells, even in organs whose cells are able to regenerate. Attempts at repairing tis ...
Echinacea
... cellular respiratory activity, and lymphocyte activation from the release of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-1, and interferon beta-2.2. ...
... cellular respiratory activity, and lymphocyte activation from the release of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-1, and interferon beta-2.2. ...
Cancer Vaccines for Hematologic Malignancies
... The past several years have witnessed a significant progress in the treatment of hematologic malignancies. This improvement has been largely the result of newer and more effective combination chemotherapy, improved radiation delivery, and the major impact conferred by bone marrow transplantation (BM ...
... The past several years have witnessed a significant progress in the treatment of hematologic malignancies. This improvement has been largely the result of newer and more effective combination chemotherapy, improved radiation delivery, and the major impact conferred by bone marrow transplantation (BM ...
Relationship between NK Cells and Insulin Resistance in Adipose
... different adipose depots have different properties that can make important consequences on health [17]. VAT is associated with insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, atherosclerosis, hepatic steatosis, and overall mortality, whereas SAT have intrinsic beneficial metaboli ...
... different adipose depots have different properties that can make important consequences on health [17]. VAT is associated with insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, atherosclerosis, hepatic steatosis, and overall mortality, whereas SAT have intrinsic beneficial metaboli ...
Passive vs active & vaccines
... • Outline possible new sources of medicines, with reference to microorganisms and plants and the need to maintain ...
... • Outline possible new sources of medicines, with reference to microorganisms and plants and the need to maintain ...
Biomolecular chemistry 5. What proteins do: catalysts and binders
... and ingest the foreign invader • The macrophages also release signalling molecules, termed cytokines and chemokines, that cause other ‘defender’ cells to come to the site of the body where the invaders have entered. This is the ‘early induced response’ and is better known as inflammation. As fluid a ...
... and ingest the foreign invader • The macrophages also release signalling molecules, termed cytokines and chemokines, that cause other ‘defender’ cells to come to the site of the body where the invaders have entered. This is the ‘early induced response’ and is better known as inflammation. As fluid a ...
Pineal and Pancreas Glands
... ingested fats into triglycerides Stimulates insulin receptors which causes an increase in the glucose uptake ...
... ingested fats into triglycerides Stimulates insulin receptors which causes an increase in the glucose uptake ...
Brain Stem Involvement in Immune and Aversive Challenge Jakob Paues
... humans can have dormant tuberculosis infections that are locally controlled until the individual become weakened by disease or old age. Likewise, premalignant cells are either destroyed or forced into senescence. In order to maximize the efficiency of the immune response, it is coordinated by the ce ...
... humans can have dormant tuberculosis infections that are locally controlled until the individual become weakened by disease or old age. Likewise, premalignant cells are either destroyed or forced into senescence. In order to maximize the efficiency of the immune response, it is coordinated by the ce ...
Chapter 26
... cells and stay inside. They synthesize a protein that appears on the surface of red blood cells. This protein anchors the infected red blood cells to the wall of blood vessels, preventing them from being destroyed by the spleen. This surface protein can initiate an immune response. To deal with this ...
... cells and stay inside. They synthesize a protein that appears on the surface of red blood cells. This protein anchors the infected red blood cells to the wall of blood vessels, preventing them from being destroyed by the spleen. This surface protein can initiate an immune response. To deal with this ...
Mathematical Models of Immune Responses Following Vaccination
... patible complexes (MHC) bind to the antigen peptides and travel to the cell surface where the MHC-peptide complex is presented. There are two structurally and functionally distinct MHC proteins, class I MHC proteins and class II MHC proteins [1]. Naive CD4 T cells in the lymph nodes react towards th ...
... patible complexes (MHC) bind to the antigen peptides and travel to the cell surface where the MHC-peptide complex is presented. There are two structurally and functionally distinct MHC proteins, class I MHC proteins and class II MHC proteins [1]. Naive CD4 T cells in the lymph nodes react towards th ...
Chapter-01
... There are two types of receptors in the retina which are stimulated by light rays. They are rod cells and cone cells. Rod cells are stimulated by dim light and cone cells by intense light. This is because of the peculiarities in their pigments. Rod cells contain the pigment rhodopsin and cone cells ...
... There are two types of receptors in the retina which are stimulated by light rays. They are rod cells and cone cells. Rod cells are stimulated by dim light and cone cells by intense light. This is because of the peculiarities in their pigments. Rod cells contain the pigment rhodopsin and cone cells ...
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), also referred to as psychoendoneuroimmunology (PENI), is the study of the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body. PNI takes an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating psychology, neuroscience, immunology, physiology, genetics, pharmacology, molecular biology, psychiatry, behavioral medicine, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and rheumatology.The main interests of PNI are the interactions between the nervous and immune systems and the relationships between mental processes and health. PNI studies, among other things, the physiological functioning of the neuroimmune system in health and disease; disorders of the neuroimmune system (autoimmune diseases; hypersensitivities; immune deficiency); and the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the neuroimmune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo.