mind brain behaviour and the immune system psychoneuroimmunology

scientific american   -  1993 09  -  special issue  -  life, death, and the immune system

scientific american - 1993 09 - special issue - life, death, and the immune system

... interlopers and guide the bodyÕs defenses This process is crucial to the function of the immune system and its failure 80 How the Immune System Recognizes the Body Philippa Marrack and John W Kappler The ... American, Inc Life, Death and the Immune System By defining and defending the self, the immune system makes life possible; malfunction causes illness and death Study of the system provides a unifying ... chemicals that boost the activity of other cells in the immune system the junctions between the V and D or D and J segments when they interlink, which further increases the number of possible...

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Báo cáo Y học: A new siglec family member, siglec-10, is expressed in cells of the immune system and has signaling properties similar to CD33 docx

Báo cáo Y học: A new siglec family member, siglec-10, is expressed in cells of the immune system and has signaling properties similar to CD33 docx

... digesting the fragment with HindIII and Bgl II and the plasmid with HindIII and Bam HI The fragment was ligated into the plasmid and the integrity of the insertion was validated by digesting the plasmid ... purified (< 820 bp) The insert was then ligated into the pSPORT vector and the resulting full-length siglec-10 clone was designated 995-2 and the sequence was verified against the other siglec-10 clones ... peripheral blood cells The anti-(siglec-10) Ig recognized a single band approximately at the expected Mr of between 90 and 120 kDa There were no other visible bands, implying that the antibody is specific...

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Báo cáo sinh học: "Parasite immunomodulation and polymorphisms of the immune system" ppsx

Báo cáo sinh học: "Parasite immunomodulation and polymorphisms of the immune system" ppsx

... exceptionally susceptible to either infection or pathology, and a deeper understanding of the intimate co-evolution of pathogens and the immune system 10 11 12 13 14 Acknowledgements The author’s research ... [8] and animal models [9] The best-understood of these suppressive systems is the regulatory T cell (Treg), a cellular safety catch on the immune response that normally blocks autoimmunity and ... less well recognized for the regulation of immune responses The effect of parasites, for example, has been to dampen, rather than fully ablate, immune responsiveness, and the degree of immunosuppression...

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Báo cáo y học: "Regulating the immune system: the induction of regulatory T cells in the periphery Jane H Buckner1 and Steven F Ziegler2" pot

Báo cáo y học: "Regulating the immune system: the induction of regulatory T cells in the periphery Jane H Buckner1 and Steven F Ziegler2" pot

... impossible to prove whether the TR cells isolated from peripheral blood originate in the thymus, and are expanded in the periphery, or whether they have been generated in the periphery The possibility ... inducing the local induction of Th3 or Tr1 cells [74], extends this paradigm The fate of the TR cells induced at the site is not known — whether these cells exist only transiently then die, whether they ... treat autoimmune disease A better understanding of how these forces work together will allow us to understand immunologic settings where either the immune response is inadequate, such as the response...

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Báo cáo y học: " Mimicking microbial ‘education’ of the immune system: a strategy to revert the epidemic trend of atopy and allergic asthma?" ppt

Báo cáo y học: " Mimicking microbial ‘education’ of the immune system: a strategy to revert the epidemic trend of atopy and allergic asthma?" ppt

... through natural soil dust and contaminated food Rook and Stanford [11] proposed that mycobacteria might therefore have influenced the evolution of the immune system because they have been ubiquitous ... (dendritic cells) may be the target of a microbial bystander effect, that may dictate the pattern of accessory molecules and cytokines, and modulate the outcome (Th1- or Th2-like) of the allergen-specific ... allergen for allergen-specific immunotherapy, and from trials with Homeostasis of the immune system is so complex and microbial exposure is so diversified that, at the present state of our knowledge,...

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Báo cáo y học: " Network, degeneracy and bow tie. Integrating paradigms and architectures to grasp the complexity of the immune system" pps

Báo cáo y học: " Network, degeneracy and bow tie. Integrating paradigms and architectures to grasp the complexity of the immune system" pps

... have been observed in the functional structure of some key components of the innate immune response, such as the human TLRs system, and of the adaptive immune system, such as the TCR Even if microbial ... DR and GCC conceived of the study, AZ and MM participated in its development, PT, AG and CF drafted the manuscript All authors contributed to write the manuscript, and then read and approved the ... upon the system s dynamics and functionality Indeed, the architectural characteristics of a system and the features of individual components together play indispensable roles in forming the symbiotic...

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Báo cáo y học: "Common angiotensin receptor blockers may directly modulate the immune system via VDR, PPAR and CCR2b" ppt

Báo cáo y học: "Common angiotensin receptor blockers may directly modulate the immune system via VDR, PPAR and CCR2b" ppt

... 11 Candesartan docked into the VDR ligand binding pocket Candesartan docked into the VDR ligand binding pocket Note: The core structure of the hydrogen-bonded residues is expanded to a 'ball -and- stick' ... ligand binding pocket The VDR agonist TX522 in the VDR ligand binding pocket Note: The core structure of the hydrogen-bonded residues is expanded to a 'ball -and- stick' format, so as to show the ... ARG274 and the hydroxyl of SER237, and another pair from the ligand's O3 oxygen to SER278 and TYR143 Figure shows that the VDR agonist TX522 [42] also forms a double hydrogen bond between the oxygen...

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Báo cáo y học: "Tumor microenvironments, the immune system and cancer survival" ppt

Báo cáo y học: "Tumor microenvironments, the immune system and cancer survival" ppt

... different cell types of the immune system (indicated by round cells) may lead to elimination of the cancerous cells (b) If elimination is unsuccessful, the immune system and the cancer can reach ... cells their component cells, and their microenvironment Among the important advances that have derived from these technologies is the molecular classification of tumors on the basis of only their ... reinvigorated approach These studies highlight the importance of studying the genetics and phenotypes not only of cancer cells but also of the surrounding microenvironment The immune system has long...

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Báo cáo y học: "Gene regulation and signal transduction in the immune system" pptx

Báo cáo y học: "Gene regulation and signal transduction in the immune system" pptx

... Cell-fate determination in the immune system A few talks focused on the role of asymmetric division in cell-fate determination, and provided compelling evidence suggesting that the cell fate determinant ... in the immune system Tannishtha Reya (Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA) used a reporter system that marks Notch expression to study stem-cell commitment, and showed that all of the ... Numb and the transcription factor T-bet, become localized to the immunological synapse (proximal) side of the cell, whereas protein kinase C-ζ becomes partitioned to the distal side of the cell...

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Basic immunology functions and disorders of the immune system

Basic immunology functions and disorders of the immune system

... infections is called the immune system, and the coordinated reaction of these cells and molecules to infectious microbes is the immune response Immunology is the study of the immune system and its responses ... for their ligands on the endothelium Concurrently, TNF and IL-1 act on the endothelium to stimulate expression of ligands for integrins The firm binding of integrins to their ligands arrests the ... for immunotherapy of cancer FIGURE 1-1 The importance of the immune system in health and disease This table summarizes some of the physiologic functions of the immune system Note that immune responses...

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Money, banking and the financial system (1st edition)   r glenn hubbard, anthony patrick o''''brien   prentice hall (2011)

Money, banking and the financial system (1st edition) r glenn hubbard, anthony patrick o''''brien prentice hall (2011)

... 11.4 Systemic Risk and the Shadow Banking System 335 Systemic Risk and the Shadow Banking System Regulation and the Shadow Banking System The Fragility of the Shadow Banking System ... to other investment banks The Deepening Crisis and the Response of the Fed and Treasury Some economists and policymakers criticized the decision by the Fed and the Treasury to help arrange the ... introduction and overview of the Fed in Chapter 1, “Introducing Money and the Financial System, ” and in each subsequent chapter, we expand on the Fed’s role in the financial system So, by the time...

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Tài liệu the supply oF money – banK behaViour and the implications For monetary analysis doc

Tài liệu the supply oF money – banK behaViour and the implications For monetary analysis doc

... to alleviate the funding risks faced by the banks It should therefore facilitate the provision of money and credit to the economy.22 Understanding the funding models of banks and the interlinkages ... market interest rates and accommodating the demand for outside money Changes in these interest rates alter the opportunity costs of money holdings and thereby affect the demand for broad money ... banks manage their assets and liabilities independently of each other overlooks the structural interdependence between the asset side and the liability side of the balance sheet First, at the individual...

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Paradoxical roles of the immune system during cancer development docx

Paradoxical roles of the immune system during cancer development docx

... increased when there is a previous history of alcohol and tobacco use66,67 On the other hand, the RR for the most common non-viral-associated solid tumours of epithelial origin is decreased in immune- suppressed ... cancer, either because they are maintaining low-level chronic inflammation as a consequence of defects in their natural immune defence mechanisms, and/ or because they fail to normalize their immune ... orchestrate the elimination of invading organisms and initiate local tissue repair DCs, on the other hand, take up foreign antigens and migrate to lymphoid organs where they present their antigens...

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American Public Service: Radical Reform and the Merit System pot

American Public Service: Radical Reform and the Merit System pot

... Abert The States and the Metropolis, Patricia S Florestano and Vincent L Marando 11 Changing Bureaucracies: Understanding the Organization before Selecting the Approach, William A Medina 12 Handbook ... essential topic Their readiness to revise and resubmit their initial manuscripts attests to their respect for the subject matter and their skill in mastering it The task was facilitated by the thorough, ... in the national government James R Thompson outlines the design of the new personnel systems for the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense, which together comprise a large portion of the...

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EVOLUTION OF THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF BRAIN TUMORS AND THE THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS pdf

EVOLUTION OF THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF BRAIN TUMORS AND THE THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS pdf

... of the Molecular Biology of Brain Tumors and the Therapeutic Implications high grade gliomas The structure and compounds of the ECM of the brain tissue have many specific differences from other ... treat primary and metastatic brain tumors, the incidence and mortality rates of these tumors is increasing Particularly affected are young adults and the elderly The present standard treatment ... enviro‐ ment and form it similar to the tumor tissue The process of the peritumoral invasion de‐ pends on the confrontation zone of the tumor cells and the non-neoplastic cells and ECM Glioma...

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Generations Model and the Pension System

Generations Model and the Pension System

... arranging that the young care for the old, and transfer part of their labor income to the retired generation The transfers which the young have to pay are then more than offset by the fact that they don’t ... pay-as-you-go pension systems Generations Model and the Pension System A pay-as-you-go system In a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system, the contributions of the young are transfered to the old within the same period ... generation and all future generations better off But the current retirees will be worse off: when they were young and the economy still had a PAYG system, they expected that they would be supported by the...

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wandering in the gardens of the mind peter mitchell and the making of glynn

wandering in the gardens of the mind peter mitchell and the making of glynn

... Peter played in the school orchestra and also sang in both the choir and the more advanced and demanding madrigal consort Mr Wiseman, in addition to being a skilled mathematician and mathematics teacher, ... history And then you had geography I always used to get muddled up because all the maps in the atlas were the same size and so the map of Africa was the same size as England It was all very silly and ... Research Ltd and the Glynn Research Laboratories at Bodmin, Cornwall, England Beginning of the further evaluation of the chemiosmotic hypothesis 1966 The revised version of the chemiosmotic theory published...

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explaining the brain mechanisms and the mosaic unity of neuroscience

explaining the brain mechanisms and the mosaic unity of neuroscience

... of the sun, and laws about the rectilinear propagation of light, and one can also derive the height of the flagpole from the length of the shadow, the elevation of the sun, and laws about the ... attitude: The scientific believe that our minds the behavior of our brains—can be explained by the interactions of nerve cells (and other cells) and the molecules associated with them (1994: 7) Neither ... neuroscience is the best explanation for the mind and brain) and the radical neuron doctrine (that is, the doctrine that some exclusively biological theory of cognitive neuroscience is the best explanation...

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Báo cáo sinh học: "Beyond toxicity: aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated functions in the immune system" docx

Báo cáo sinh học: "Beyond toxicity: aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated functions in the immune system" docx

... just the beginning We still know little about the physiological impact of AhR expression on other cells of the immune system and the consequences of exposure to AhR ligands for these Given the ... http://jbiol.com/content/8/7/61 towards crosstalk between the immune system, the neuroendocrine system and the nervous system is more likely to come from models that use physiological ligands whose mode of action is under ... remains to be seen how such endogenous AhR ligands influence various components of the immune system Unraveling the complex functions of AhR in the immune system, which may also give clues http://jbiol.com/content/8/7/61...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "The use of crossreactive monoclonal antibodies to characterize the immune system of the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)" pdf

Báo cáo khoa học: "The use of crossreactive monoclonal antibodies to characterize the immune system of the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)" pdf

... species With the mAbs identified here, it will now be possible to characterize the immune system of the water buffalo and begin to analyze the immune response to infectious agents and parasites ... T C and Gorham, J R The The use of crossreactive monoclonal antibodies to characterize the immune system of the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) development and analysis of species specific and ... anaplasmosis and babesiosis [25,25,26] To evaluate the immune responses of water buffalo to infectious agents and potential vaccines, it is necessary to characterize the immune system of the water...

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