But William Parker at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, doesn't think endotoxin can explain why modern city - dwellers have
such overactive immune systems.
Not exact matches
Most mothers»
immune systems tolerate their pregnancies successfully, although some pregnancy complications,
such as miscarriage and pregnancy - related hypertension, or preeclampsia, have been linked to an
overactive immune response.
It turns out that rituximab can also work for diseases
such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune conditions in which
overactive B cells in the
immune system contribute to the inflammation and degradation of healthy tissue.
The exact cause of eczema is unknown, but it's thought to be linked to an
overactive response by the body's
immune system to allergens and irritants, similar to other allergic diseases
such as asthma and food allergy.
The unnatural Western diet «contributes to low - grade systemic inflammation and oxidative tissue stress and irritation, placing the
immune system in an
overactive state, a common denominator of conditions [
such as] arthritis.»
Well,
such a powerful response only happens when your
immune system is chronically
overactive, a disease that occurs thanks to chronic inflammation.
When a pregnant woman has an unmanaged autoimmune condition,
such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, vitiligo, etc., it means her
immune system is imbalanced and
overactive.