Apoptosis is unique in muscle cells because of the multinucleated nature of these cells. The process is characterized by “myonuclear apoptosis,” where muscle cell nuclei condense and decrease in number without complete cell death [50]. Proteolysis Autophagy (self-consumption), calpain activation, ...
However, they also limit beneficial responses by suppressing sterilizing immunity and limiting anti-tumour immunity. TReg cells have multiple mechanisms at their disposal to mediate their suppressive effects. These can be grouped into four basic 'modes of action': suppression by inhibitory cytokines, ...
Although the proportionate immune response is mandatory to fight the virus, the extensive and unstoppable immune response can exacerbate the condition by imposing collateral damage [23]. In fact, the more lethal stage of the disease can be the “exaggerated host response phase” in which inhibition...
The anti-apoptotic function of these proteins also can be modulated by phosphorylation45, 46, 47. Nevertheless, the best example of phosphorylation and its sub-sequential effects on apoptosis lies in MCL-1. This short half-life protein can be rapidly degraded via the proteasome pathway after ...
This Review discusses current knowledge regarding the mechanisms by which UV radiation can modify innate and adaptive immune responses and how this immunomodulatory capacity can be both beneficial in the case of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and detrimental in the case of skin cancer and the ...
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Studies have shown that EGCG can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and even promote apoptosis, the process by which cancer cells die naturally. The cultural phenomenon of Boba tea in Taiwan also offers an interesting angle. While boba tea is more commonly associated with tapioca pearls and ...
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or even FAS ligand signaling to trigger the caspase cascade and induce apoptosis in the unhealthy cell. Both helper T cells and cytotoxic T cells release cytokines when activated. These extracellular cytokine signals can recruit and cue the proliferation of other lymphocytes to bolster the immune res...