Sentences with phrase «damaging autoimmune response»

The Cell Host & Microbe study suggests a way to circumvent the damaging autoimmune response triggered by strep.

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In others, it triggers an autoimmune response that damages the small intestine - serious stuff.

For us, eating gluten causes an autoimmune response that wreaks havoc on our intestines, which in turn damages our bodies.

That hyper - response, Miller theorizes, is not unlike what's seen in autoimmune diseases, where the inflammation provoked by an immune system attack proves far more damaging than any pathogen itself.

The parasite could also directly alter neurons involved in memory and learning, or it could trigger a damaging host response, as in many human autoimmune diseases.

These syndromes include conditions in which autoimmunity is clearly implicated as causal, in light of identification of autoantibodies to relevant autoantigens; diseases suspected to be autoimmune because of the presence of autoantibodies, although the autoreactive response has not been proven to be pathogenic and could be a consequence or marker of tissue damage; and other diseases often considered to be «autoimmune,» such as psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease, characterized by organ - targeted inflammation but without evidence of a stimulating autoantigen.

The researchers were looking to specifically stop the autoimmune response that causes type 1 diabetes without damaging the immune cells that provide protection against infections — what is called an «antigen - specific» immunotherapy.

When the lining of that wall is damaged, it can cause systemic inflammation and trigger an autoimmune response in any of those systems in your body.

And with autoimmune disorders, there's a lot of gut damage going on and that's the autoimmune response to what you're eating and things like that.

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by tissue damage and loss of function due to an immune response that is directed against specific organs.

Also known as autoimmune thyroiditis or «Hashi's» for short, when you have Hashimoto's disease, your body triggers an immune response in which antibodies are made that damage thyroid cells, resulting in low thyroid function over time.

Triggers that affect the immune system's response to certain substances may cause the body to react slower than normal, or over-react where the body attacks and damages its own tissues (autoimmune disease).

This, in turn, damages the membranes of the epithelium lining, alters the composition of intestinal flora, and potentially initiates an autoimmune response.

It is the first time an autoimmune response — a condition whereby the body can attack itself — has been shown to cause damage to bones directly.