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immune protein

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immune protein [i′myün ′prō‚tēn]
(immunology)
Any antibody.


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Studies conducted over mice have shown that T gondii directly activates a specific immune protein in the host, called toll-like receptor 11 (TLR-11), which helps control the animals' immune response to the parasite.
Golimumab, marketed under the brand name Simponi, inhibits an immune protein called TNF-alpha that contributes to this runaway inflammation.
Imagine the liver working constantly to process alcohol, spices, drugs, and rich fatty foods, while at the same time attempting to keep up with its many other important functions, including the manufacturing of immune proteins, the processing of natural body steroids and other chemicals, the storing of energy in the form of glycogen, and the storing of fat-soluble vitamins.
 
 
 
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