Immune
Meanings and phrases
immune
- relating to the condition of immunity
- secure against
- relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection); resistant
- (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence
immune
- a person who is immune to a particular infection
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- a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles; AIDS
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- an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells
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- an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells
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- (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others; carrier
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- a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response; immunoglobulin; Ig; immune serum globulin; immune globulin
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- a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response; immunoglobulin; Ig; immune serum globulin; immune gamma globulin
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- a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen; immune response; immunologic response
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- a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen; immune reaction; immunologic response
- Consequently, humoral immune response is affected.
- This stimulates a much more robust immune response.
- Activated NALP3 in turn triggers an immune response.
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- a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response; immunoglobulin; Ig; immune gamma globulin; immune globulin
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- a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response; immunosuppressant; immunosuppressor; immunosuppressive drug; immunosuppressive
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- a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
- The human immune system continues to develop after puberty.
- veto cell killing) to protect themselves from the host's immune system.
- The immune system's response to exogenous antigens is often subclinical.
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- sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus; tetanus immunoglobulin
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- The meningeal lymphatics also carry immune cells.
- The toxin is delivered to phagocytic immune cells upon contact.
- Chemoattractants in eukaryotes are well characterized for immune cells.
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- These cells are important in initiating immune responses.
- Also, there is the additional concern of uncertain immune responses to these large antigenic cocktails.
- She researches how immune responses of the gut are started as a result of infection and/or inflammation.
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- It first initiates an innate immune response, which then causes the activation of the adaptive immune response.
- Similarly, the adjuvant component of vaccines plays an essential role in the activation of the innate immune system.
- TRIM5α is an intrinsic immune factor important in the innate immune defense against retroviruses, along with the APOBEC family of proteins, tetherin and TRIM22.
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- The acute phase also can be severe in people with weakened immune systems.
- The result was a mounting human vulnerability to disease due to weakened immune systems.
- Also, health issues arise such as weaker immune systems and shorter life spans can occur.
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- Europe and the rest of East Asia were not immune either.
- Andy is not immune to the charms of his female co-workers.
- Even swift prey are not immune to attack.
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- The CRISPR-Cas9 system works as the adaptive immune system in bacteria and archaea.
- Jawed vertebrates have an adaptive immune system, based largely on white blood cells.
- Like all other jawed vertebrates, members of Chondrichthyes have an adaptive immune system.
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- Side effects are more common and potentially more severe in those with poor immune function.
- More research also supported that DPP-4 inhibition would not cause compromised immune function.
- This is because trauma exposure can disrupt the HPA axis, thus altering peripheral immune function.
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- Similarly, the adjuvant component of vaccines plays an essential role in the activation of the innate immune system.
- NALP3 is a component of the innate immune system that functions as a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) that recognizes pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs).
- Furthermore, the host genotype may affect the response to the parasite by triggering the bee’s innate immune system as well as up-regulated effector genes that defend the host.