Candida is a genus of yeast. The best known representative of this genus is the fungus Candida albicans. What is Candida? Candida are yeasts from the division of tubular fungi. Several species of the genus are potential pathogens for humans. They are also known as pathogenic Candida. These include Candida stellatoidea, Candida famata, Candida glabrata, … Candida: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
After infection with oncoviruses, the risk of developing certain forms of cancer increases. Such cancer-causing viruses are the cause of disease in about 10% to 20% of all cancers. Many oncoviruses are well known and well described to science. What are oncoviruses? Viruses are infectious particles that reproduce and are subject to the rules of … Oncoviruses: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
Myeloblasts are the most immature form of granulocytes within granulopoiesis and arise from multipotent stem cells of the bone marrow. Granulocytes are involved in the defense against infection. When there is a deficiency of granulocytes, this deficiency may result from a previous deficiency of myeloblasts and results in immunodeficiency in the sense of immune deficiency. … Myeloblast: Structure, Function & Diseases
The cellular memory hypothesis assumes information storage at the molecular genetic and cellular levels. The best-known example of cellular memory is with the antigen memory of the immune system. Meanwhile, the BMI1 protein of cellular memory is associated with carcinogenesis. What is cellular memory? The cellular memory hypothesis assumes information storage at the molecular genetic … Cellular Memory: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
B lymphocytes (B cells) are among the white blood cells (leukocytes) and are the only cells that can also produce antibodies. If activation by foreign antigens occurs, they differentiate into memory cells or plasma cells. What are B lymphocytes? B lymphocytes are classified as part of the white blood cell group. Their most important function … B Lymphocytes: Function & Diseases
In endogenous apoptosis, the body initiates cell death of individual cells of its own body. In every organism, this process takes place to rid the body of diseased, dangerous, and no longer necessary cells. Disturbances in the body’s own apoptosis can lead to various diseases such as cancer or autoimmune diseases. What is apoptosis? The … Apoptosis: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Opsonin is the umbrella term for various proteins. Opsonins occur, for example, as antibodies or complement factors and as such are involved in the body’s immune response. Opsonins play a role in numerous diseases, which include autoinflammatory diseases as well as infections. What is opsonin? In biology, opsonins are various proteins that are part of … Opsonin: Function & Diseases
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a component of the immune system and mediates nonspecific immune responses. It can serve as a marker for inflammatory processes in the organism, although the focus of inflammation cannot be specified or localized. CRP belongs to the so-called acute-phase proteins. What is a C-reactive protein? C-reactive protein always occurs in elevated … C-reactive Protein: Function & Diseases
Yeasts are eukaryotic single-celled organisms. Currently, about 60 different genera of yeast fungi with 500 species are known. What are yeast fungi? Yeast fungi are unicellular fungi. Because they have a nucleus, they are eukaryotes. Since yeasts reproduce by fission or sprouting, they are also titled as sprouting fungi. Most sprout fungi belong to the … Yeast Fungi: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
Peptidases are enzymes that can cleave peptide bonds of peptides and proteins catalytically by hydrolization, i.e., via the addition of an H2O molecule. Peptidases are active extracellularly and intracellularly. They are involved not only in the degradation of proteins and peptides for energy production and to obtain fragments for the construction of new proteins, but … Peptidase: Function & Diseases
Enterocytes are cells of the intestinal mucosa. They perform numerous functions in digestion and also play a role in immune defense. What are enterocytes? The name enterocyte comes from the Greek. In German, the enterocyte is also called a hem cell. This type of cell is the most common type of cell in the small … Enterocytes: Function & Diseases
Immunoelectrophoresis is used for laboratory diagnostic detection of monoclonal antibodies in a patient’s blood. Monoclonal antibodies are derived from the same cell and are directed against the same antigens. For this reason, they are considered pathologic and, when detected, are suggestive of diseases such as Waldenström disease. What is immunoelectrophoresis? Immunoelectrophoresis is used for laboratory … Immunoelectrophoresis: Treatment, Effects & Risks
