Autonomic Nervous System
... • The heart receives dual innervation • Two divisions have opposing effects • Parasympathetic division ...
... • The heart receives dual innervation • Two divisions have opposing effects • Parasympathetic division ...
Mechanisms of Salivary Gland Secretory Dysfunction in Sjögren`s
... junction structure in salivary glands from SS patients, potentially resulting in secretory dysfunction (Ewert et al. 2010, ; Baker 2010). IL-18 and its inducer IL-12 are cytokines that play an important role in TH1 driven autoimmune responses and inflammatory tissue disease by activating IFN secreti ...
... junction structure in salivary glands from SS patients, potentially resulting in secretory dysfunction (Ewert et al. 2010, ; Baker 2010). IL-18 and its inducer IL-12 are cytokines that play an important role in TH1 driven autoimmune responses and inflammatory tissue disease by activating IFN secreti ...
Here - European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society
... 19 European countries, but also from Brazil, Australia, Canada, U.S.A., Israel, Japan and Singapore. Enthousiasm is also what we encountered when we asked for members of the Local Scientific and Organising Committee, members of the Abstract Selection Committee and session chairs. We are thereby grat ...
... 19 European countries, but also from Brazil, Australia, Canada, U.S.A., Israel, Japan and Singapore. Enthousiasm is also what we encountered when we asked for members of the Local Scientific and Organising Committee, members of the Abstract Selection Committee and session chairs. We are thereby grat ...
chapter 4 antibody structure ii
... combining site and the epitope or antigenic determinant ("lock and key" concept). The combining site itself is made up by both VL and VH, most directly involving the hypervariable regions or CDRs ("complementarity determining regions") of both. A variety of non-covalent forces are involved in this b ...
... combining site and the epitope or antigenic determinant ("lock and key" concept). The combining site itself is made up by both VL and VH, most directly involving the hypervariable regions or CDRs ("complementarity determining regions") of both. A variety of non-covalent forces are involved in this b ...
The equilibria that allow bacterial persistence in human hosts
... mechanisms that permit homeostasis that conforms to Nash equilibria and, more specifically, to evolutionarily stable strategies. This implies that a group of highly diverse organisms has evolved within the changing contexts of variation in effective human population size and lifespan, shaping the eq ...
... mechanisms that permit homeostasis that conforms to Nash equilibria and, more specifically, to evolutionarily stable strategies. This implies that a group of highly diverse organisms has evolved within the changing contexts of variation in effective human population size and lifespan, shaping the eq ...
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... treatment, plasma was collected and PBMCs were isolated and stimulated in vitro with LPS as an inflammatory stimulus. Inflammatory cytokines were quantified in each compartment at baseline and after each treatment. Participants who consumed yogurt smoothies with BB-12 added postfermentation had a si ...
... treatment, plasma was collected and PBMCs were isolated and stimulated in vitro with LPS as an inflammatory stimulus. Inflammatory cytokines were quantified in each compartment at baseline and after each treatment. Participants who consumed yogurt smoothies with BB-12 added postfermentation had a si ...
Length of the Circulating T Cell Pool Cytomegalovirus Infection
... DNA polymerase, telomeres shorten after each cell division. Therefore, decreasing telomere length can be regarded as a biological clock: when a critical length is reached, telomeres cannot function anymore, and cells will either become senescent or apoptotic (1). Although telomeres steadily decrease ...
... DNA polymerase, telomeres shorten after each cell division. Therefore, decreasing telomere length can be regarded as a biological clock: when a critical length is reached, telomeres cannot function anymore, and cells will either become senescent or apoptotic (1). Although telomeres steadily decrease ...
AIR: A Framework For Adaptive Immune Response for Cyber Defense
... Cyber Security system. In the sections that follow, we present background material, introduce the general AIR architectural framework, describe the design of our proof of concept system, and discuss the first results. 1.1 Artificial Immune Systems Artificial immune system algorithms for negative sel ...
... Cyber Security system. In the sections that follow, we present background material, introduce the general AIR architectural framework, describe the design of our proof of concept system, and discuss the first results. 1.1 Artificial Immune Systems Artificial immune system algorithms for negative sel ...
Nerve growth factor levels and localisation in human asthmatic bronchi
... The asthmatics exhibited significantly enhanced NGF levels in BALF. Intense NGFimmunoreactivity was observed in bronchial epithelium, smooth muscle cells and infiltrating inflammatory cells in the submucosa, and to a lesser extent in the connective tissue. The asthmatics exhibited a higher number of ...
... The asthmatics exhibited significantly enhanced NGF levels in BALF. Intense NGFimmunoreactivity was observed in bronchial epithelium, smooth muscle cells and infiltrating inflammatory cells in the submucosa, and to a lesser extent in the connective tissue. The asthmatics exhibited a higher number of ...
Tract Infection Oviduct Pathology in Chlamydial Genital Receptor
... have not been elucidated. We examined production of TNF-␣ and IL-6 in wild-type TLR2 knockout (KO), and TLR4 KO murine peritoneal macrophages infected with the mouse pneumonitis strain of C. trachomatis. Furthermore, we compared the outcomes of genital tract infection in control, TLR2 KO, and TLR4 K ...
... have not been elucidated. We examined production of TNF-␣ and IL-6 in wild-type TLR2 knockout (KO), and TLR4 KO murine peritoneal macrophages infected with the mouse pneumonitis strain of C. trachomatis. Furthermore, we compared the outcomes of genital tract infection in control, TLR2 KO, and TLR4 K ...
Estimating biologically relevant parameters under uncertainty for
... West Nile virus (WNV) is a flavivirus that is a significant cause of viral encephalitis in humans [1–3]. It is not only maintained in an enzootic cycle between mosquitoes and birds [4], but can also infect and cause disease in other vertebrates including mice. After its discovery in the USA in 1999, ...
... West Nile virus (WNV) is a flavivirus that is a significant cause of viral encephalitis in humans [1–3]. It is not only maintained in an enzootic cycle between mosquitoes and birds [4], but can also infect and cause disease in other vertebrates including mice. After its discovery in the USA in 1999, ...
Impact of early-life stress on the medial prefrontal cortex functions
... mPFC [3, 14–16, 60, 62]. Synaptic plasticity underlies the continuous ability of the brain to adapt to specific experiences in a changing environment. It can be divided into structural and functional plasticity [36]. Structural plasticity refers to the morphological remodeling of dendrites and synap ...
... mPFC [3, 14–16, 60, 62]. Synaptic plasticity underlies the continuous ability of the brain to adapt to specific experiences in a changing environment. It can be divided into structural and functional plasticity [36]. Structural plasticity refers to the morphological remodeling of dendrites and synap ...
Myth: Getting an annual flu shot will weaken your immune system.
... site, headaches, a low-grade fever or a runny nose for a day or two after receiving the shot. Myth: Getting an annual flu shot will weaken your immune system. The flu vaccine will actually boost your immune system to fight off the virus. Those who get the vaccine every year are 70-90 percent more li ...
... site, headaches, a low-grade fever or a runny nose for a day or two after receiving the shot. Myth: Getting an annual flu shot will weaken your immune system. The flu vaccine will actually boost your immune system to fight off the virus. Those who get the vaccine every year are 70-90 percent more li ...
In vivo antigen challenge in celiac disease identifies a - Direct-MS
... Q65. Similarly tTG-treated chymotrypsin-digested gliadin induced substantially greater proliferative responses than untreated chymotrypsin-digested gliadin (Fig. 5). However, maximum proliferative responses were delayed to at least day 12, in contrast to IFN-γ responses in PBMCs, which were maximum ...
... Q65. Similarly tTG-treated chymotrypsin-digested gliadin induced substantially greater proliferative responses than untreated chymotrypsin-digested gliadin (Fig. 5). However, maximum proliferative responses were delayed to at least day 12, in contrast to IFN-γ responses in PBMCs, which were maximum ...
Mucosal immune response in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L
... and image analysis. The results of this study showed that previous infections gave rise to changes regarding texture quality parameters in fresh fish meat, and were a starting point for use of immune modulators such as β-glucans. Further work showed that bath in two commercially available β-glucan e ...
... and image analysis. The results of this study showed that previous infections gave rise to changes regarding texture quality parameters in fresh fish meat, and were a starting point for use of immune modulators such as β-glucans. Further work showed that bath in two commercially available β-glucan e ...
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... antibodies to NS1 have also been suggested to have a direct role in the pathogenesis of vascular leakage. Sera from acute dengue-infected individuals are able to bind to human umbilical cord endothelial cells, and this process can be blocked by the addition of recombinant NS1.42 Furthermore, the tre ...
... antibodies to NS1 have also been suggested to have a direct role in the pathogenesis of vascular leakage. Sera from acute dengue-infected individuals are able to bind to human umbilical cord endothelial cells, and this process can be blocked by the addition of recombinant NS1.42 Furthermore, the tre ...
Early cytokine release in response to live largely complement independent
... Aim: Here we investigated the role of complement activation in phagocytosis and the release of cytokines and chemokines in response to two clinical isolates: Borrelia afzelii K78, which is resistant to complement-mediated lysis, and Borrelia garinii LU59, which is complement-sensitive. Methods: Borr ...
... Aim: Here we investigated the role of complement activation in phagocytosis and the release of cytokines and chemokines in response to two clinical isolates: Borrelia afzelii K78, which is resistant to complement-mediated lysis, and Borrelia garinii LU59, which is complement-sensitive. Methods: Borr ...
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.