Lymphocytes Sentence Examples

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  • Over a dozen studies have investigated the effects of exposure on lymphocytes.

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  • However, no excess chromosomal aberrations in circulating human lymphocytes have been observed in patients treated for 8 months.

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  • This test is useful in determining whether lymphocytes that appear abnormal are present, and whether internal organs are affected by Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

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  • By this mechanism, efalizumab inhibits the binding of LFA-1 to ICAM-1, which interferes with T lymphocytes adhesion to other cell types.

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  • Images include basophils, monocytes, eosinophils neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets.

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  • Monocytes and lymphocytes may also be obtained fresh from human blood using density centrifugation to isolate distinct cell types according to their different densities.

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  • When inflammation develops in a tissue, lymphocytes and monocytes migrate out of the blood stream and cross the endothelium.

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  • Firm adhesion of lymphocytes to hepatic endothelium Do specific chemokines regulate recruitment to the liver?

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  • Large numbers of neutrophils and lymphocytes penetrate the epidermis and entered the infected surface region.

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  • Also the helper T lymphocytes induce the formation of CD8+ (cytotoxic) T lymphocytes which can directly kill the thyroid follicular epithelial cells.

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  • Some people with ME/CFS have abnormally shaped white cells (atypical lymphocytes ), particularly following glandular fever.

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  • The specificity of the antibodies will be determined by panel studies with HLA typed donor lymphocytes and HNA typed donor granulocytes.

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  • I. FTY720 selectively decreases the number of circulating mature lymphocytes by acceleration of lymphocyte homing.

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  • The underlying pathophysiology seems to be that E.B.V. specifically infects B cells and then incites a T cell response (atypical lymphocytes ).

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  • Asthma is characterized by chronic eosinophilic inflammation in the airways, which is thought to be regulated by the activity of T lymphocytes.

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  • Lymph vessels carry lymph vessels carry lymph, a watery fluid that contains white blood cells called lymphocytes.

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  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is overproduction of immature (underdeveloped) lymphocytes, called lymphoblasts.

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  • On the other hand, an absence of infiltrating lymphocytes was observed in cultures without IL-2.

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  • The largest increase occurred in the absolute count of circulating lymphocytes.

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  • Plays a role in negative selection of developing T cells and the killing of targets by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

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  • A different kind of allergic reaction involves white blood cells called TH2 lymphocytes.

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  • The overlying ' dome ' epithelium contains large numbers of intraepithelial lymphocytes.

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  • What type of T lymphocytes would you expect to be involved?

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  • Moreover, there is also a high turnover of T-helper lymphocytes.

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  • These are followed by several other cell types including monocytes, lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils and some red cells.

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  • Cytology TW generally has more neutrophils and less lymphocytes than BAL.

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  • Hence we can characterize populations of lymphocytes according to their pattern of calcium transients.

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  • Thymic hormones are involved in the maturation of T lymphocytes.

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  • In acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), it is the T or the B lymphocytes that become cancerous.

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  • For example, viral infection is usually associated with an increase in lymphocytes, while bacterial and fungal infections are associated with an increase in polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils).

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  • Monocytes and macrophages are somewhat higher in neonates, and make up as much as 80 percent or more, with only 20 percent or less being lymphocytes.

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  • Thymic aplasia-A lack of T lymphocytes, due to failure of the thymus to develop, resulting in very reduced immunity.

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  • There are five types of leukocytes-neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes.

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  • The first screening test for SCID is a white blood cell count with a count of the lymphocytes (differential) because in most forms of SCID the lymphocyte count will be very low.

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  • Blood tests can then be done to test for the numbers of B, T, and NK type lymphocytes.

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  • B cells are sometimes called B lymphocytes.

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  • The virus affects a type of white blood cell called the B lymphocyte, producing characteristic atypical lymphocytes that may be useful in the diagnosis of the disease.

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  • The abnormal lymphocytes multiply slowly, but in a poorly regulated manner.

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  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) involves the T or B lymphocytes.

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  • The T and B lymphocytes can be differentiated from the other types of white blood cells based on their size and by the absence of granules inside them.

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  • Immunoglobulins are made by white blood cells known as B cells (B lymphocytes).

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  • About 70 percent of immunoglobulin deficiencies involve B lymphocytes and 20-30 percent involve T lymphocytes.

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  • Another 10 percent may involve both B and T lymphocytes.

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  • Primary immunoglobulin deficiencies are primarily the result of congenital defects that affect the development and function of B lymphocytes (B cells), the white cells that fight infection and disease.

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  • Defects in the thymus gland that manufactures T lymphocytes or defects in the T lymphocytes themselves can also result in reduced production of immunoglobulins.

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  • B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes may be quantified.

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  • Surprisingly, people with CVID will usually have a normal number of B cells, the type of white blood cells (B-cell lymphocytes) that make antibodies to fight infection.

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  • T-cell lymphocytes, the type of white cells responsible for cellular immunity, are usually manufactured at normal levels in the same individuals who have CVID, although certain cell signal components may be lacking.

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  • The humoral response of adaptive immunity involves a type of cell called B lymphocytes.

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  • B lymphocytes manufacture proteins called antibodies (which are sometimes also called immunoglobulins).

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  • There are helper T lymphocytes and killer T lymphocytes.

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  • The helper T lymphocytes play a role in recognizing invading organisms, and they also help killer T lymphocytes to multiply.

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  • As the name suggests, killer T lymphocytes act to destroy the target organism.

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  • Congenital immunodeficiencies may occur as a result of defects in B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, or both.

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  • The congenital immunodeficiency disorder, Bruton's agammaglobulinemia, also known as X-linked agammaglobulinemia, results in a decrease or absence of B lymphocytes and, therefore, a decreased ability to make antibodies.

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  • If there is an abnormality in either the development or function of B lymphocytes, the ability to make antibodies will be impaired.

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  • Severe defects in the ability of T lymphocytes to mature result in impaired immune responses to infections with viruses, fungi, and certain types of bacteria.

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  • Since the thymus is a major organ that directs the production of T lymphocytes, these patients have low numbers of T lymphocytes.

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  • Either an underdeveloped thymus begins to produce more T lymphocytes, or organ sites other than the thymus compensate by producing more T lymphocytes.

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  • Some types of immunodeficiency disorders affect both B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes.

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  • For example, severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) is caused by the defective development or function of these two types of lymphocytes.

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  • Blood contains antibodies, lymphocytes, phagocytes, and complement components, all of the major immune components that might cause immunodeficiency.

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  • A blood cell count determines if the number of phagocytic cells or lymphocytes is below normal.

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  • A lymphocyte proliferation test is done to determine if the lymphocytes can respond to stimuli.

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  • T lymphocytes-Specialized blood cells that recognize invading organisms (helper T lymphocytes) and destroy them (killer T lymphocytes).

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  • The presence of a pertussis-like cough along with an increase of certain specific white blood cells (lymphocytes) is suggestive of pertussis (whooping cough).

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  • This vital protein is a component of cells that are important in the body's defense against infection (lymphocytes).

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  • T and B lymphocytes are the only units of the immune system that have antigen-specific recognition powers; they are responsible for adaptive immunity.

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  • The intestinal damage of celiac disease is caused by anti-gluten antibodies which stimulate the production of killer lymphocytes within the gastrointestinal tract.

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  • These lymphocytes attack the intestinal tissue, particularly the villi that line the intestinal tract and are responsible for the absorption of nutrients.

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  • The lymphocytes form the third type of white blood cell.

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