immune tolerance prevents the immune system from attacking the body's own cells. When this process fails, the immune system may produce antibodies against...

same amount of saline to exclude interference e.g. Lipemia and Auto-immune antibodies—if the MCHC corrects, report corrected results and comment on Lipemia...

auto-immune or low affinity antibodies. In both of these reactions, T cells may play an accomplice role in generating these auto-specific antibodies,...

an immune response. At the molecular level, an antigen can be characterized by its ability to bind to an antibody's paratopes. Different antibodies have...

diseases (notably lupus erythematosus) are associated with such antibodies. Antibodies are produced by B cells in two ways: (i) randomly, and (ii) in response...

Anti-double stranded DNA (Anti-dsDNA) antibodies are a group of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) the target antigen of which is double stranded DNA. Blood...

association with auto-antibodies and response to steroid. Limbic encephalitis associated with voltage-gated potassium channel antibodies (VGKC-Abs) may...

immune thrombocytopenia persists for longer than six months and its specific cause is unknown. ITP is considered an autoimmune disease, as antibodies...

the immune response. Idiotype network theory, proposed by Jerne, wherein a network of antibodies capable of neutralizing self-reactive antibodies exists...

of antibodies (normal human immunoglobulin or NHIG) to treat several health conditions. These conditions include primary immunodeficiency, immune thrombocytopenic...

test (DAT)(also known as a Coomb's test) is done to show auto-immune pathogenesis with antibodies, complement or both on the erythrocyte surface. This is...

which produce a first wave of protective antibodies and help clear infection. Plasma cells secrete antibodies specific for the pathogens but they cannot...

triggered by the cross-reaction of anti-HIV antibodies with T regulatory cells. Once this induced auto-immunity sets in, removing the HIV virus itself (for...

and anti-Jo-1 are the most commonly found anti-synthetase antibodies. Less common antibodies include anti-EJ, anti-OJ, anti-PL12, and anti-PL7. The diagnosis...

E, Homberg JC, Johanet C (2000). "Antibodies to soluble liver antigen: an additional marker in type 1 auto-immune hepatitis". J. Hepatol. 33 (2): 208–15...

and then the cells are put back in the body. The cells, antibodies, and organs of the immune system work to protect and defend the body against not only...

accelerated rejection is antibody-mediated immune response to the allograft. Recipient's blood already contains circulating antibodies before the transplantation...

Haematol (Leipzig) 1937;58:64–90. Dacie, J. (1992). "Auto-immune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA): Cold antibody syndromes I: Idiopathic types: Clinical presentation...

secretory cells of the breast produce antibodies. The origin of the human milk microbiota, including those with immune-modulating functions, are not well...

process may also lead to the development of an auto-immune response. Affinity maturation Anergy Immune system V(D)J recombination Immunoglobulin class...

born with a primary immunodeficiency. Immune deficiencies can result in persistent or recurring infections, auto-inflammatory disorders, tumors, and disorders...

mechanism involves an immune response by autoantibodies against a person's own tissues. These are most commonly anti-nuclear antibodies and they result in...

commonly by auto-antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor. It has recently been realized that a second category of gravis is due to auto-antibodies against...

therapy for dry eyes. While Sjögren's syndrome is one of the most common auto-immune diseases, it has no specific and non-invasive diagnostic tests. Diagnosing...

antigens that are only expressed by these cells. The anti-sperm antibodies generated by the immune system can bind to various antigenic sites on the surface...

involve anti-cancer antibodies cross reacting with antigens that are expressed by neurons and cancer cells. The most common auto-antibodies are those of the...

Additionally, they can be based on the selection of antibodies since the quality of the antibodies plays a significant role in the detection of proteins...

concentrations. Antibodies against the enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD: enzyme changing glutamate into GABA) cause cerebellar deficits. The antibodies impair...

auto-antibodies. It has been noticed that some cases could be paraneoplastic. In addition, several NMO variants have been discovered with antibodies other...

Immunology, where Niels Jerne had proposed that the immune system is a network, consisting of antibodies and lymphocytes that recognize not only things that...