blood cells) have a constant interaction, but this interaction increases with elevated cholesterol levels. As the cholesterol levels increase, the monocytes begin to attach onto the endothelium, where they are transformed into macrophages. These macrophages begin to oxidize the LDL and they become toxic to the endothelium which leads to platelet adhesion and aggregation and fibrin deposition. The macrophages begin to ingest the oxidized LDLs transforming them into foam cells, which begins the formation
another group of heros(white blood cell) and I think I need to get myself a sidekick so that I can teach him my ways to fight become strong because it is almost my final day as a white blood cell. I finally made it to bone marrow, it also looks like i’m right on time for the new white cells to come, woah there are too many coming out at once and I don 't know which one to pick. Then, I saw that cell, it looked pretty strong, looked arrogant and very tough for a white blood cell, I went straight to him
different types of white blood cells and classify what white blood cells look like under a microscope. White Blood Cells also called leukocyte, a cellular component of the blood that lacks hemoglobin, has a nucleus, is capable of motility, and protects the body against infection and disease by ingestion foreign materials and cellular fragments, by destroying infectious causes and cancer cells, and by producing antibodies [5]. There are numerous types of white blood cells, and your blood typically contains
Plant and animal cells have similarities, such as that they both have eukaryotic cells with a separately enclosed nucleus. However, there are also many differences between both plant and animal cells, specifically cell walls in plant cells which do not exist in animal cells. Before conducting an experiment, I hypothesized that both animal and plant cells would prefer isotonic solutions. To test my hypothesis, two experiments were conducted to examine the effect solutions with different solute concentrations
Red Blood Cells Red blood cells will change shape in response to the evolving environment. For instance when distilled water is added to red blood cells, the red blood cells seem to expand. Why does this natural phenomenon cause red blood cells to appear considerably bigger after being exposed to distilled water? We tested two theories of why this happens. Theorem one is that molecules such as protein and polysaccharides are more concentrated inside the cell than outside the cell when the cell is
1. There are three primary functions of blood; transporting, defending, and regulating. Blood stands as the main conduit for nutrient transportation in the body. For starters, it take blood from the lungs and then passes it out to the various tissue along with nutrients it retrieved from the digestive tract. In addition to several nutrients and carbon dioxide, blood also moves several wastes such as nitrogen by way of capillary exchange. 2. The several types of plasma proteins are albumins, which
calibrate the CX31 light microscopes for quantitative microscopy and make measurements of different cells and organelles. An ocular micrometer is a ruler inside the eyepiece of the microscope and it allows one to measure the specimen (mm). The purpose of the second experiment was to be able to distinguish different cell types within human blood using prepared slides and video images of live blood cells. Another aspect of this lab was to observe a set of 50 leukocytes and compare the results with the
Introduction There is a relationship between where malaria and sickle cell anaemia occur. This topic is interesting because although there are different types of anaemia like iron-deficiency anaemia, aplastic anaemia, haemolytic anaemia etc. the allele for sickle cell anaemia provides protection against malaria when it is not expressed. Both of them tend to appear in the same area and this protection against malaria can control the recurrence of this disease in different parts of the world and reduce
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells, most of the blood cells in our body form in our bone marrow. With Leukemia, the cancerous cells form and overrun the healthy cells in the bone marrow. There are several types of Leukemia and the type you develop depends on the type of blood cells that become cancerous. For example, acute lymphoblastic leukemia is cancer in of our lymphoblast which are white blood cells that fight off infection. Of all our cells the white blood cells are the most common to become
Leukaemia is referred to as the cancer of blood cells; the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells known as leukaemia cells and leukemic blast cells – these cells do not die when they are old or damaged, because of this, the leukaemia cells build up and outnumber normal blood cells (National Cancer Institute, 2013). There are numerous types of leukaemia meaning that symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and social and economic effects are different for each type of cancer. The four most common
sickle cell anemia. It all comes down to a lack in red blood cell count. This lack is very important because our bodies need oxygen to operate correctly. There are ways to prevent some types of anemia. It is good to know your family’s history because some types of anemia are passed down through the family. If the body has a lack of oxygen some very severe things may occur. These things include stroke and disruption in growth. In the Aplastic anemia, the body is lacking in more than just red blood cells
ideal environment for the microbes such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi to enter the body. Thus, it is the jobs of the immune system to keep them out by protect the body from the harmful substances. Immune system is when the networks of cells and tissues work together to defend the body against the foreign invaders.(Menche,2012 and National Institute Health,2003). According to the Latin word, immune come from the word immunis which is free or untouched. So it is mean that our body must
roam free in your red blood cells, and therefore breaking them down and causing havoc in your blood. Unchecked, this could be a fatal problem. For example, primaquine, a medicine that helped regulate malaria, was deadly/ destructive to the healths of the people who had favism. That is because primaquine puts stress on your blood cells in order to make your blood a malaria-hostile area. However, when your blood cells can’t take the stress, the free radicals cause your cells to burst, or explode, destroying
that protect against various diseases is known as immune system(97). Immune system can be classified broadly in two sub-systems, the innate immune system versus the adaptive immune system, or humoral immunity versus cell mediated immunity. In humans, the blood-brain barrier, blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier separate peripheral immune system from the neuroimmune system which protects the brain(98). Malfunctioning of immune system can result in autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer
Lance Armstrong was an amazing athlete, He won 7 Tour De France Medals. Lance had all 7 medals stripped because he was caught using EPO ( Erythropoietin) EPO can stimulates the bone marrow to produce more red cells and increase oxygen to the muscles. Gene Doping has many issues, it makes the game or sport unfair, dangerous, and expensive. Gene Doping should not be allowed to be used for enhancing athletic performances. Gene doping would violate the cornerstone of sports, the fairness. Gene doping
ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA BACKGROUND Acute lymphocytic or lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow, specifically affecting the immature lymphocytes that is fatal within weeks if left untreated. Leukemia cells are aggressive, rapidly reproducing, and do not mature appropriately. There are two types of ALL based on the affected lymphocytes, B lymphocytes or T lymphocytes. B lymphocytes are important to the immune system as they protect the body from invaders (e
Historical Over the centuries of Olympic Games and high performance sporting events there has been many cases of doping, but there has been none as long running and well-hidden as Lance Armstrong’s doping case which has had a major impact on drug in sport. Lance Armstrong was seen as the world’s best road cyclist, winning the Tour De France seven consecutive times from 1999-2005. However from his first win in 1999 there had been allegations that he was using drugs to enhance his perform and win
Compare and contrast the biological processes underlining the innate and adaptive immunity The complexity of the human immune system comprises of specialised cells(leukocytes), proteins (antibodies, lysozymes), tissues (lymphatic vessels), and organs (spleen) working together to fight off pathogens due to constant exposure. The first line of defence is the innate immune system which reacts rapidly to the pathogens. Whilst the adaptive immune system responds slowly to infection and also possesses
the reabsorption of skeletal calcium, leading to osteoporosis in the long term (MelinePlus, 2015). Sodium is required in the diet to assist in the contraction and relaxation of muscle, and work with potassium to control fluids entering and leaving cells. RDI values suggest that 460-920mg should be consumed per day. The diet provides on average 1295.14mg per day meaning slightly excessive amounts of sodium are being consumed, however it is well beneath the upper limit of 2300mg per day. Thiamin is
3. What organs are effected and how? The pathological changes have been noticed in patients dying with all filovirus infections, with extensive necrosis in parenchymal cells of many organs, including liver, spleen, kidneys, gonads and so forth (Zakin et al., 1999). In terms of organ infectivity titer, testis, lymph nodes, spleen, adrenal gland and liver have higher PFU/ml than other organs (Geisbert, 2003). This maybe linked to the abundance of macrophages in these organs tissue, where this tropism