Sentence examples for depressed t from inspiring English sources

Major immunological alterations identified at the time of shock are characterized by an altered balance between depressed T lymphocyte responses and exacerbated compensatory and pro-inflammatory innate immune responses that may, finally, be detrimental to the host [135] [137], while functional studies should confirm the contribution of those molecular mechanisms to DSS pathophysiology.

This highlights the complexity of biological responses at the time of dengue shock syndrome, and points out similarities between DSS and other critical syndromes such as severe sepsis, or post-trauma SIRS that are similarly characterized by depressed T lymphocyte responses but over-expressed innate immunity [94], [95].

Certainly patients over the age of 65 with markedly depressed T scores less than −3.5 fall into this category.

Consistent with previous reports, this cohort of septic patients had significantly depressed T-cell numbers on ICU admission that persisted for weeks [ 2, 3].

22– 24 Previous studies have also established associations between low selenium, oral candidiasis, depressed T-cell function and abnormal phagocytic activities both in animal and human studies.

This may be seborrhoeic eczema, which is possibly due to an inability to control yeast colonisation and individuals with this type of eczema may have depressed T-cell function (Bergbrant et al, 1991).

Immunologic impairment can frequently occur in patients with nephrotic syndrome because of low serum immunoglobulin G concentrations, reduced complement activity, depressed T-cell function and the use of corticosteroids or cytotoxic agents [ 6].

Typically, oestrogens depress T cell-dependent immune functions and aggravate B cell-dependent diseases, while androgens suppress both T and B cell immune responses.

Ipilimumab, a fully human anticytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) monoclonal antibody, depresses T regulatory (Treg) cell numbers without increasing vaccine-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in patients previously treated with investigational anticancer vaccines (O'Mahony et al, 2007).

Post-hoc t-tests revealed that participants in the depressed group endorsed significantly fewer symptoms indicating interpersonal difficulty than symptoms of depressed affect, t(14) = 4.13, p < .01, positive affect, t(14) = 3.30, p < .01, or somatic symptoms/retarded activity, t(14) = 3.67, p < .01.01

HIV infection specifically depressed CD4+ T cell and kept viral replication at high levels, which ultimately led to AIDS syndromes.