immune response
noun
: a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and induce the formation of antibodies and lymphocytes capable of reacting with it and rendering it harmless
called also immune reaction
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During this time, changes in the immune response may trigger the appearance of psoriasis.
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Maureen Salamon, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2024
Robust immune responses appear to be sustained for up to one year after vaccination3.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
It should be noted that the immune responses people develop to common cold coronaviruses did interact a little with those that materialized when immune systems encountered SARS-2.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
The inflammatory immune response can damage tissues leading to cycles of chronic inflammation that cause autoimmune disease.
—Dr. Brittany Chambers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Stock up on vitamin D Like serotonin, vitamin D works to support both the adaptive and innate immune responses in the body.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
Blue 1, red 40, yellow 5 and yellow 6 cause hypersensitivity reactions – an exaggerated immune response to allergens – and rodent studies of yellow 5 were positive for genotoxicity, which cause cell mutations that could lead to cancer, according to NIH.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
Past studies have also pointed to an overactive immune response: a condition called autoimmunity, whereby other immune cells mistakenly attack healthy tissue, often by producing autoantibodies that target the body’s proteins.
—Kamal Nahas, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
In people with Crohn’s disease, an abnormal immune response causes colon and intestinal inflammation that leads to symptoms like diarrhea, anemia, and weight loss.
—Toby Amidor, Rd, Health, 23 Mar. 2024
Maureen Salamon, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2024
Robust immune responses appear to be sustained for up to one year after vaccination3.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
It should be noted that the immune responses people develop to common cold coronaviruses did interact a little with those that materialized when immune systems encountered SARS-2.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
The inflammatory immune response can damage tissues leading to cycles of chronic inflammation that cause autoimmune disease.
—Dr. Brittany Chambers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Stock up on vitamin D Like serotonin, vitamin D works to support both the adaptive and innate immune responses in the body.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
Blue 1, red 40, yellow 5 and yellow 6 cause hypersensitivity reactions – an exaggerated immune response to allergens – and rodent studies of yellow 5 were positive for genotoxicity, which cause cell mutations that could lead to cancer, according to NIH.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
Past studies have also pointed to an overactive immune response: a condition called autoimmunity, whereby other immune cells mistakenly attack healthy tissue, often by producing autoantibodies that target the body’s proteins.
—Kamal Nahas, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
In people with Crohn’s disease, an abnormal immune response causes colon and intestinal inflammation that leads to symptoms like diarrhea, anemia, and weight loss.
—Toby Amidor, Rd, Health, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Immune response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20response. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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