How to Use plasma cell in a Sentence

plasma cell

noun

• The video shows the sun's surface, which is made up of plasma cells that are each roughly the size of Texas.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2020
• An antibody is a protein made by plasma cells in response to infection and is a sign of the body's attempt to fight the virus.
  — Fox News, 8 May 2020
• The disease is cancer in plasma cells found in bone marrow, an important part of the immune system.
  — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2018
• Scalise said he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in white blood cells called plasma cells.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2023
• Six of the seven focused on multiple myeloma, a form of cancer that develops in plasma cells.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
• Daniel Swift, a lawyer who worked in Mr. Bassiouni’s legal practice, said the cause was complications from multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in plasma cells.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2017
• Among its soldiers are white blood cells, known for their ability to find and kill invaders, and plasma cells, which produce antibodies.
  — Trisha Pasricha Md and Mph, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
• The cancer starts in a subgroup of white blood cells called plasma cells that normally make antibodies to fight infection.
  — Karen Weintraub, STAT, 29 May 2018
• In this cancer, a type of white cell called a plasma cell creates abnormal fibers that can break down and form the characteristic saw-toothed fibers of amyloidosis.
  — New York Times, 28 July 2021
• It’s made by plasma cells, the infection-fighting blood cells that turn malignant in multiple myeloma.
  — Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• After a person is infected with a pathogen, plasma cells produce antibodies to fight it off, which can linger in blood long after the infection dies down.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2020
• Christi Shaw, the president of Lilly Bio-Medicines, talked about becoming the caregiver for her sister with multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in plasma cells.
  — Alexandra Sifferlin, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2018
• Beyond his beloved brisket tacos, an open-hearted Zavala talks about his 2019 diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a plasma cell cancer.
  — Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
• The cancer attacks plasma cells, limiting their ability to produce the antibodies that the human body needs to fight off infections.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
• The director’s cause of death has been reported as complications related to secondary plasma cell leukemia.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 June 2024
• Out-of-control plasma cells simultaneously crowd out healthy blood cells and produce destructive proteins.
  — Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• Lastly, myeloma prevents the normal production of antibodies by affecting the body's plasma cells.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
• Eighty-five per cent of drug-resistant patients with multiple myeloma—a malignancy of the blood’s plasma cells—have either a complete or a partial response to the therapy, but more than a third of complete responders relapse within a year.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019
• When cancerous, these plasma cells produce abnormal proteins that damage organs.
  — Karen Weintraub, STAT, 29 May 2018
• Typically, plasma cells help fight infections by producing antibodies.
  — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2024