3 sentences with 'macrophages'

Example sentences and phrases with the word macrophages and other words derived from it.


« The AIDS virus sabotages the immune system by attacking cells, infiltrating macrophages and interfering with normal cell-to-cell signalling. It can also infect bone marrow that is destined to transform into macrophages. »
« Once inside macrophages, the hiv virus can multiply and hide in pockets called vacuoles. Thus infected, the macrophages and cells can carry hiv to the brain and other organs. A stimulus, such as another infection, can cause the virus to multiply and spread within the blood system to affect other cells. »
« When a virus, bacterium or other foreign body enters the bloodstream, macrophages are tasked with telling T cells what type of invader is about to attack. They eat it, process it and distribute on their own surface certain types of components that allow the lymphocytes to identify the type of aggressor. »

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