News tagged with inflammatory cells


Bio-hybrid device acts as 'thermostat' to control systemic inflammation in sepsis

A small, external bioreactor holding human cells pumped out an anti-inflammatory protein to prevent organ damage and other complications in a rat with acute inflammation caused by bacterial products in a model of sepsis, ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Regulatory immune cell diversity tempers autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis

Untangling the root cause of rheumatoid arthritis has been a difficult task for immunologists, as decades of research has pointed to multiple culprits in our immune system, with contradictory lines of evidence. Now, researchers ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biosignatures distinguish between tuberculosis and sarcoidosis

With a range of diseases, doctors need unique features which they can use to unequivocally identify a patient's illness for an appropriate diagnosis. Scientists therefore search for the biomarkers for an illness or a combination ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers show prebiotic can reduce severity of colitis

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown a prebiotic may help the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and reduce inflammation, greatly decreasing the risk of colon cancer.

Medications created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A small cut with a big impact

Diseases and injuries trigger warning signals in our cells. As a result, genes are expressed and proteins produced, modified or degraded to adapt to the external danger and to protect the organism. In order to be able to ...

Genetics created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover enzyme that could slow part of the aging process in astronauts -- and the elderly

New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that a specific enzyme, called 5-lipoxygenase, plays a key role in cell death induced by microgravity environments, and that inhibiting this enzyme will likely help p ...

Genetics created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds 'Western diet' detrimental to fetal hippocampal tissue transplants

Researchers interested in determining the direct effects of a high saturated fat and high cholesterol (HFHC) diet on implanted fetal hippocampal tissues have found that in middle-aged laboratory rats the HFHC diet elevated ...

Medical research created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colitis in test mice responds to treatment with human umbilical cord-derived mensenchymal cells

When laboratory mice were modeled with colitis and treated with human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal cells, the cells homed in on the inflamed colon and effectively ameliorated colitis, reported a study published in a ...

Medical research created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cellular 'glue' resists breast cancer

Early detection and advances in the treatment for breast cancer have improved the chances of survival, however new avenues for treatment are still needed in the battle against this disease. New research published in BioMed ...

Cancer created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How stress influences disease: Research reveals inflammation as the culprit

Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depression, heart disease and infectious diseases. But, until now, it has not been clear exactly how stress influences ...

Immunology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Rare immune cells could hold key to treating immune disorders

The characterisation of a rare immune cell's involvement in antibody production and ability to 'remember' infectious agents could help to improve vaccination and lead to new treatments for immune disorders, say researchers ...

Immunology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Estrogen is responsible for slow wound healing in women

Estrogen causes wounds in women to heal slower than in men - who have lower levels of estrogen - says a new study published in the April 2012 issue of the FASEB Journal. In the report, scientists from the University of Californ ...

Medical research created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery may lead to effective prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease

A new discovery in mice may lead to new treatments that could make bone marrow transplants more likely to succeed and to be significantly less dangerous. According to new research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Bi ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A central regulator of the inflammatory response shows signs as a target for therapies against autoimmune disease

Some bacterial infections trigger the formation of structures known as granulomas, which essentially quarantine compromised cells. “Infected macrophages get surrounded by other immune cells, such as T ...

Immunology created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dual mode laser therapy effectively treats acne vulgaris

(HealthDay) -- A series of Nd:YAG laser treatments effectively and rapidly reduces both inflammatory and noninflammatory acne vulgaris lesions, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0