"Autoimmune response" refers to a situation when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy cells instead of foreign invaders like bacteria or viruses. Full definition
Vegan diets don't contain animal products, including milk, butter and eggs, which can trigger autoimmune responses. (rawsomehealthy.com)
Most researchers assume some kind of autoimmune response, in which a person's own defense system attacks rather than ignores the body's own tissues, is at work. (scientificamerican.com)
One important result is that the treatment didn't seem to cause a serious autoimmune response as a side effect, he adds. (sciencemag.org)