Immune tolerance — the adaptation of the immune system to external antigens or allergens — might be therapeutically manipulated to restore normal immunity in conditions such as allergy, asthma ...
Certain immune cells backstab their cellular coworkers during allergic reactions. Mast cells, the security patrols of the immune system, can trigger allergic inflammation when they run into ...
A food allergy is when the body’s immune system mistakenly treats proteins found in food as a threat, and anaphylaxis can be life threatening. But it’s important to distinguish between ...