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Despite medical advances, infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses are still among the most common causes of death worldwide. What role could fructose play in such diseases?
Researchers were able to prove for the first time that monocytes, important immune cells in the blood, react more strongly to ...
In the present study, we further clarify the cellular immune regulation orchestrated by the lipoteichoic acid (LTA)-deficient Lactobacillus acidophilus strain, NCK2025, in the normal steady state ...
Even short-term high fructose consumption increases the concentration of receptors to which bacterial toxins can bindDespite medical advances ...
For the first time, scientists have unraveled just how high levels of fructose affect the body, flipping a genetic switch as it's broken down – one that primes your immune system to overreact to ...
One form, lipoteichoic acid (LTA), is anchored in the cell membrane; the other form, wall teichoic acid (WTA), is covalently linked to the peptidoglycan cell wall. Although the LTA and WTA ...
The higher concentration was accompanied by an increased sensitivity of the monocytes to lipoteichoic acid, a bacterial toxin. "The concentration of receptors for such toxins in the body increased, ...