The adaptive immune system, also known as the acquired immune system, or specific immune system is a subsystem of the immune system that is composed of... 55 KB (6,950 words) - 14:57, 28 March 2024 |
Autoimmune disease (redirect from Immune System Disorder) a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts... 63 KB (6,881 words) - 13:37, 26 March 2024 |
of immunology. The immune system is divided into a more primitive innate immune system and an acquired or adaptive immune system of vertebrates, each... 15 KB (1,486 words) - 19:27, 28 March 2024 |
Immunodeficiency (redirect from Immune-system deficiencies) Immunodeficiency, also known as immunocompromisation, is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious diseases and cancer is compromised or entirely... 20 KB (1,810 words) - 20:27, 27 February 2024 |
intelligence, artificial immune systems (AIS) are a class of computationally intelligent, rule-based machine learning systems inspired by the principles... 14 KB (1,692 words) - 05:11, 20 February 2024 |
recognised as foreign antigens by the body and attacked by the immune system. However, in immune privileged sites, tissue grafts can survive for extended periods... 25 KB (3,200 words) - 20:10, 6 February 2024 |
The avian immune system is the system of biological structures and cellular processes that protects birds from disease. The avian immune system resembles... 18 KB (2,658 words) - 23:22, 3 December 2022 |
The behavioral immune system is a phrase coined by the psychological scientist Mark Schaller to refer to a suite of psychological mechanisms that allow... 49 KB (5,623 words) - 12:57, 15 January 2024 |
century Hippocratic tradition medicine system, the immune system was imagined into two branches: humoral immunity, for which the protective function of... 14 KB (1,381 words) - 17:29, 2 March 2024 |
Immunosuppression (redirect from Immune system suppressant) efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immunosuppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression... 10 KB (938 words) - 16:41, 3 December 2023 |
exposure or immunization. The immune system has innate and adaptive components. Innate immunity is present in all metazoans, immune responses: inflammatory... 30 KB (3,383 words) - 09:27, 23 January 2024 |
HIV/AIDS (redirect from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. It can be managed with treatment. Without treatment it can lead to... 204 KB (20,934 words) - 21:33, 22 April 2024 |
Psychoneuroimmunology (redirect from Mental health and immunity) the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body. It is a subfield of psychosomatic medicine. PNI takes... 47 KB (5,448 words) - 07:58, 6 February 2024 |
An immune response is a physiological reaction which occurs within an organism in the context of inflammation for the purpose of defending against exogenous... 14 KB (1,834 words) - 22:45, 2 March 2024 |
Cancer immunotherapy (redirect from Immune checkpoint blockade) (immuno-oncotherapy) is the stimulation of the immune system to treat cancer, improving the immune system's natural ability to fight the disease. It is an... 89 KB (9,763 words) - 03:19, 28 April 2024 |
This is a list of the main organ systems in the human body. Circulates blood around the body via the heart, arteries and veins, delivering oxygen and... 3 KB (228 words) - 18:41, 29 March 2024 |
An immune disorder is a dysfunction of the immune system. These disorders can be characterized in several different ways: By the component(s) of the immune... 8 KB (745 words) - 19:24, 2 April 2024 |
Hypersensitivity (redirect from Immune hypersensitivity) is an undesirable and adverse immune response to antigen. It is an abnormality in the immune system that causes immune diseases including allergies and... 20 KB (1,820 words) - 13:08, 14 March 2024 |
Affective forecasting (redirect from Psychological immune system) be hastened by their psychological immune system. The psychological immune system is a metaphor "for that system of defenses that helps you feel better... 79 KB (9,970 words) - 00:21, 18 April 2024 |
Immunotherapy (redirect from Immune modulation) disease by activating or suppressing the immune system. Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies... 54 KB (5,399 words) - 07:13, 19 April 2024 |
cells. Consequently, both "arms" (B cells and T cells) of the adaptive immune system are impaired due to a defect in one of several possible genes. SCID... 34 KB (3,231 words) - 09:48, 18 March 2024 |
White blood cell (redirect from Immune cells) cells (scientific name leukocytes), also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against... 32 KB (3,210 words) - 07:57, 13 April 2024 |
or color. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but it may be related to immune system changes, genetic factors, stress, or sun exposure. Treatment options... 37 KB (3,728 words) - 20:18, 29 April 2024 |