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

Pollard said: "The problem with vaccination is it doesn't protect you immediately and it takes some time after vaccination for the immune response to kick in."

From BBC

Allergic reactions involve a type of immune response known as Th2 response.

From Science Daily

The study, published in Nature Communications, found that small fat-based molecules known as epoxy-oxylipins act as natural regulators of the immune response.

From Science Daily

The findings show that even a small change in how vaccine components are arranged can determine whether a nanovaccine produces a limited immune response or a powerful tumor destroying effect.

From Science Daily

This shift turns a normally protective immune response into one that helps cancer thrive.

From Science Daily