News tagged with b lymphocyte
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Protein helps immune cells to divide and conquer
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key protein that is required for immune cells called B lymphocytes to divide and replicate themselves. The rapid generation of large ...
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Mar 08, 2009 |
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Researchers discover way to reverse immune system aging
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a way to reverse the aging process by removing old B lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system) from ...
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Jan 27, 2011 |
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One lock, many keys
German researchers discover how immune system B-cells can react to very different substances.
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Poorly understood cell plays role in immunity against the flu
A new understanding of a certain cell in the immune system may help guide scientists in creating better flu vaccines, report researchers from the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Immune Disease Institute ...
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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Enzyme necessary for development of healthy immune system
Mice without the deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) enzyme have defects in their adaptive immune system, producing very low levels of both T and B lymphocytes, the major players involved in immune response, according to a study by ...
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Dec 22, 2009 |
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Gene shut-down may offer early warning of chronic leukemia
A new study shows that certain genes are turned off early, before clinical signs of the disease appear, in the development of chronic leukemia.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Protein complex key in avoiding DNA repair mistakes, cancer
As the body creates antibodies to fight invaders, a three-protein DNA repair complex called MRN is crucial for a normal gene-shuffling process to proceed properly, University of Michigan research shows.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A better target for B-cell lymphomas: From a library of MAG antagonists to nanomolar CD22 ligands
Patients suffering from B-cell lymphomas can be treated with antibodies directed against the B-lymphocyte antigen CD20.
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Drug in new class of targeted therapies shows early promise against blood-related cancers
A Phase I clinical trial of SNS-032, one of the first in a new class of drugs that inhibit cyclin-dependent kinases, demonstrated the drug's safety and potential clinical action against advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia ...
May 19, 2010 |
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Immune response to spinal cord injury may worsen damage
After spinal cord injury, certain immune cells collect in the spinal fluid and release high levels of antibodies. What, if anything, those antibodies do there is unknown.
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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Cell division find prompts overhaul of immune response modeling
Research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute into the mechanics of how two types of white blood cells grow and die is fundamentally changing the development of computer models that are used to predict how ...
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Jul 21, 2009 |
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Study validates means to measure possible leukemia marker
A study led by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University has validated a method for reliably measuring variations in certain proteins that may make good biomarkers in chronic leukemia patients.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Busy Bs: Lymphocyte uses multiple mechanisms to shape immune response
New research expands our understanding of how a type of immune cell called a B lymphocyte enables the immune system to mount a successful defense against an intestinal parasite. The study, published by Cell Press online in ...
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Does peripheral T-lymphocyte subpopulations correlate with hepatitis B virus load?
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a dynamic process with variable biochemical, virological and histological profiles at different stages of the infection, depending on host and viral factors. Furthermore, this profile ...
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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