immune response

American  

noun

1. any of the body's immunologic reactions to an antigen.

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immune response British  

noun

1. the reaction of an organism's body to foreign materials (antigens), including the production of antibodies

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immune response Scientific  

/ ĭ-myo̅o̅n′ /

1. A protective response of the body's immune system to an antigen, especially a microorganism or virus that causes disease. The immune response involves the action of lymphocytes that deactivate antigens either by stimulating the production of antibodies (humoral immune response) or by a direct attack on foreign cells (cell-mediated immune response.) An inability to produce a normal immune response results in immunodeficiency diseases such as AIDS.

2. See also cell-mediated immune response humoral immune response

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Etymology

Origin of immune response

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

They compared the immune response after drinking beverages sweetened with fructose to the response after drinking glucose-sweetened beverages.

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These adjuvants are additives that boost the patient’s immune response.

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Glioblastoma is often labeled a "cold tumor" because it does not naturally provoke a strong immune response.

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This combination successfully triggered necroptosis in malignant B cells and produced a powerful immune response that completely eliminated leukemia in a preclinical model.

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Results from studies involving various cancers, including more recent tests with glioblastoma patients, suggest that this strategy can be effective when the immune response it generates is properly controlled.

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