FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Immune tolerance
免疫耐受
Regulation limiting inappropriate responses to self or selected harmless components.
Study this concept in context
73 · Allergy and autoimmunity
Immunity depends on recognition and regulation, not maximum strength. Allergy and autoimmunity involve different kinds of inappropriate responses.
19 · Immunity and lymph: recognition, defence and tolerance
Immunity must respond to danger while limiting unnecessary injury. Lymphatic pathways connect fluid return, transport and encounters among immune cells, making defence organised and regulated.
Sources
- ASCIA: What is Allergy?
- ASCIA: Autoimmune Diseases
- ASCIA: Allergy Testing
- NHS: Anaphylaxis
- ASCIA: Acute Management of Anaphylaxis
- ASCIA: Allergen Immunotherapy
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.