Sentences with phrase «dangerous immune system responses»
Many trials have used viruses as carriers, but this approach has run into problems with toxicity and dangerous immune system responses.
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«Instead of mounting a tolerant, non-aggressive response, the immune system in the presence of the reovirus views gluten as being dangerous, promoting a destructive inflammatory response,» says Jabri.
The answer is complicated, he adds, but much of it involves a delicate balancing act among elements of the immune system: while immunity protects us against disease, an overly aggressive immune response may trigger dangerous, even life - threatening, autoimmune reactions in which the body attacks itself.
The vaccine, if effective, would be given in two doses, one to prime the immune system to recognize these dangerous invaders, and a booster shot of a different vaccine that would amplify the immune response.