immune response

noun

1. any of the body's immunologic reactions to an antigen.

immune response

noun

1. the reaction of an organism's body to foreign materials (antigens), including the production of antibodies

immune response

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of immune response¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

With enough changing of the influenza RNA over time, the vaccine no longer provokes the “right” immune response.

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So too with a vaccine that provokes a specific immune response aimed at a specific RNA sequence.

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It causes some of my cells to express Ebola proteins to illicit an immune response.

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Some of the financial orphans Global Cures identifies are believed to enhance the immune response to tumors.

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For people with celiac disease, consuming gluten triggers an immune response in the digestive system.

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