1.  Rheumatoid Arthritis:  An autoimmune disease
    characterized by chronic inflammation of joints.
    Rheumatoid disease can also involve inflammation
    of tissues in other areas of the body, such as the
    lungs, heart, and eyes. Because it can affect
    multiple organs of the body, rheumatoid arthritis
    is referred to as a systemic illness. Although
    rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic illness, patients
    may experience long periods without symptoms. Also
    known as rheumatoid disease.

2.  Synovial Membrane:  A layer of connective tissue that
    lines the cavities of joints, tendon sheaths, and
    bursae and makes synovial fluid, which has a lubricating function.

3.  Neutrophil: - A type of white blood cell, a granulocyte that is
    filled with microscopic granules, little sacs containing enzymes
    that digest microorganisms. Also known as polymorphonuclear
    leukocyte or poly.

4.  Mastocyte: - A mast cell.

5.  Mast Cell:  A granulocyte found in connective tissue whose normal
    function is unknown but that is frequently injured during allergic
    reactions. When a mast cell is injured, it releases strong chemicals,
    including histamine, into the tissues and blood. These chemicals are
    very irritating and cause itching, swelling, and fluid leaking from
    cells. They can also cause muscle spasm, leading to lung and throat
    tightening (as is found in asthma) and loss of voice.

6.  Granulocyte:  A type of white blood cell that is filled with microscopic
    granules, little sacs containing enzymes that digest microorganisms.
    Granulocytes are part of the innate immune system, and they have
    somewhat nonspecific, broad-based activity. They do not respond
    exclusively to specific antigens, as do B-cells and T-cells. Neutrophils,
    eosinophils, and basophils are all types of granulocytes, and their names
    are derived from the staining features of their granules in the laboratory,
    a naming scheme that dates back to a time when certain structures could be
    identified in cells by histochemistry, but the functions of these
    intracellular structures were still not known.
 
7.  Lymphocytes:  A small white blood cell (leukocyte) that plays a large role
    in defending the body against disease.

8.  Monocytes:   A white blood cell that has a single nucleus and can take in
    (ingest) foreign material.

9.  Macrophages: - A type of white blood cell that ingests foreign material.
    Macrophages are key players in the immune response to foreign invaders of
    the body, such as infectious microorganisms. They are normally found in the
    liver, spleen, and connective tissues of the body.

10. Cytokines:  A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on
    the interactions between cells, on communications between cells or on the
    behavior of cells. The cytokines includes the interleukins, lymphokines and
    cell signal molecules, such as tumor necrosis factor and the interferons,
    which trigger inflammation and respond to infections.

11. T-cell:  A type of white blood cell that is of key importance to the immune
    system and is at the core of adaptive immunity, the system that tailors the
    body's immune response to specific pathogens. The T cells are like soldiers
    who search out and destroy the targeted invaders.
 
12. Pathophysiology:  Deranged function in an individual or an organ due to a
    disease. For example, a pathophysiologic alteration is a change in function
    as distinguished from a structural defect.

13. Splenocyte:  A splenocyte can be any one of the different white blood cell
    types as long as it is situated in the spleen or purified from splenic tissue.
    It sometimes explicitly refers to monocytes or macrophages. Splenocytes consist
    of a variety of cell populations such as T and B lymphocytes, dendritic cells
    and macrophages, which have different immune functions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenocyte

14. Aflatoxin:  A toxin produced by mold that can damage the liver and may lead to
    liver cancer. Aflatoxins cause cancer in some animals.

    The fungi that produce aflatoxin grow on crops such as peanuts (especially)
    and wheat, corn, beans and rice. Aflatoxin is a problem particularly in undeveloped
    and developing countries.

    Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mycotoxin produced by two types of mold: Aspergillus
    flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Aspergillus flavus is common and widespread in nature
    and is most often found when certain grains are grown under stressful conditions such as
    drought. The mold occurs in soil, decaying vegetation, hay, and grains undergoing
    microbiological deterioration and invades all types of organic substrates whenever and
    wherever the conditions are favorable for its growth. Favorable conditions include high
    moisture content and high temperature. At least 13 different types of aflatoxin are produced
    in nature with aflatoxin B1 considered as the most toxic. While the presence of Aspergillu
    flavus does not always indicate harmful levels of aflatoxin it does mean that the potential
    for aflatoxin production is present.

15. Cisplatin:  Cisplatin, cisplatinum, or cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II)[1] (CDDP) is a chemotherapy
    drug. It was the first member of a class of platinum-containing anti-cancer drugs, which now also
    includes carboplatin and oxaliplatin. These platinum complexes react in vivo, binding to and causing
    crosslinking of DNA, which ultimately triggers apoptosis (programmed cell death).

 

 (Source of Terms: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp )

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