Autoimmunity

The best we can do to describe the notion that environmental chemicals might be linked to autoimmunity is to use the clunky phrase “environmental autoimmune disease triggers,” which is analogous to saying “environmental cancer disease triggers” instead of, simply, “carcinogens.” ❋ Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2008)

T regulatory cells are used by the body to control autoimmunity, which is explained in this video by Thomas Ichim, the CEO of ❋ Unknown (2010)

Faustman’s approach offered a distinct advantage over much of the current treatment in autoimmunity, which is usually more broadly immunosuppressive—meaning it tinkers with all T cells or all B cells in order to try to keep the autoimmune reaction from occurring. ❋ Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2008)

Dausset drew on Coombs's work to develop the idea that white blood cells could possess the same quality of "autoimmunity" displayed by red blood cells. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since Diabetes Type 1 (T1D) is a autoimmune decease stopping the autoimmunity should be the first course of action, either through immunosuppression ( ❋ Unknown (2008)

The bugs in the guts of the Italian children produced by-products that create inflammation; promote allergy, asthma, and autoimmunity; and lead to obesity. ❋ MD Mark Hyman (2010)

"Whenever you deal with autoimmunity that's the first thing you ask about -- are you affecting the ability to fight infections?" ❋ Unknown (2011)

In addition to preventing rejection we've got to prevent the disease from coming back, so these studies are absolutely key to understanding the mechanism and the prevention of recurring autoimmunity, Schatz explained. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It seems remarkable, but the little critters living inside of you have been linked to everything from autism to obesity, from allergy to autoimmunity, from fibromyalgia to restless leg syndrome, from delirium to eczema to asthma. ❋ MD Mark Hyman (2010)

Previous studies have associated enterovirus infections with type I diabetes and pre-diabetes autoimmunity but the findings weren't conclusive. ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)