Not exact matches
«Immune responses are essential for recognising and defending humans
against substances that appear
foreign and harmful to the individual.»
Overloaded and overstimulated, the immune system responds to normally harmless
substances as if
against a harmful
foreign invader.
I have issues with raw till 4 — such as digestive leukocytosis — Body try's to fight
against any cooked
substances that are consumed, loading the gut area and blood with white blood cells to fight and neutralize such a
foreign deranged
substance.
Just as certain disease - causing agents or
foreign substances will cause the body to produce antibodies
against them, certain proteins are known to act like antigens in celiac disease patients, causing the body to produce antibodies
against them.
This mechanism acts as a protective barrier
against bacteria and other
foreign substances going directly into the bloodstream that could potentially kill us.
Autoimmune disease means that a dog's immune system has incorrectly identified some
substance in the body as a
foreign intruder, and is creating antibodies directed
against the dog itself (autoantibodies), rather than the bacteria, viruses, etc.
against which they should be directed.
That is just fine when the
foreign substance is a parasite; but when it was summoned due to an IgE that was mistakenly produced
against, say, pollen, a food protein, flea saliva, etc.; the chemicals that the eosinophil releases cause damage to the pet's own surrounding tissues.
Typically, products liability claims
against the food industry involve contamination (food poisoning, salmonella, etc.), presence of
foreign substances in food, and exploding bottles.