The different mechanisms through which immune tolerance to antigens can occur, and their relative importance in preventing the development of allergic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783668390515)

Scientific Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Medicine - Anatomy, Physiology, Cytology, grade: 1st, Imperial College London, language: English, abstract: Immune tolerance is the inhibition or absence of an immune response leaving only protective and beneficial immunity intact. Tolerance reduces response to both self and non-self antigens, which are substances which stimulate antibody production. Tolerance breakdown causes immune disease; failed self-tolerance causes incorrect identification of self as foreign, causing autoimmune disease. Failure of induced tolerance causes overzealous identification of harmless foreign substances as a threat, causing hypersensitivities. This essay explores the immunological mechanisms by which tolerance occurs, and their role in preventing the development of allergic disease.

Author: Charlotte Leahy
ISBN-10: 3668390517
ISBN-13: 9783668390515
Publisher: Grin Verlag
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2017
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.12lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.08d