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

Researchers at UC San Francisco have now identified the biological pathway that links the gut's immune response to the brain during a parasitic infection.

From Science Daily

This inflammatory environment weakens the body's natural defenses by suppressing its anti-cancer immune response, making it harder for immune cells to attack cancerous threats.

From Science Daily

She wrote a letter to Kennedy in November urging the FDA to use enforcement discretion for certain peptides that she said were “critical to processes” such as metabolism, immune response and tissue repair.

From The Wall Street Journal

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