immune-mediated
Defense system caused
Immune-mediated describes conditions or reactions caused by the body's own immune system.
An immune-mediated disease occurs when immune responses attack healthy tissue or overreact to harmless substances: immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated arthritis.
The term appears frequently in veterinary and medical contexts to distinguish conditions driven by immune dysfunction from those caused by infection or injury.
Body attacks itself
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- disorderAbsence of organization
- reactionResponse to stimulus
antibody · cytokine · T-cell · B-cell · hypersensitivity · vasculitis · nephritis · hemolytic
Reduced bodily defense activation
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- biologicsDrugs derived from organisms
- methotrexateAntifolate chemotherapy agent
cyclosporine · remission · flare · refractory · maintenance · induction · tapering · monoclonal
Answer to stimulus
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- activationSetting into operation
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
complement · immunoglobulin · lymphocyte · macrophage · neutrophil · histamine · interleukin · interferon
autoimmune
Body attacks itself
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- disorderAbsence of organization
reaction · antibody · cytokine · T-cell · B-cell · hypersensitivity · vasculitis · nephritis · hemolytic · encephalitis
immunosuppression
Reduced bodily defense activation
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- biologicsDrugs derived from organisms
methotrexate · cyclosporine · remission · flare · refractory · maintenance · induction · tapering · monoclonal · inhibitor
response
Answer to stimulus
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- activationSetting into operation
signaling · complement · immunoglobulin · lymphocyte · macrophage · neutrophil · histamine · interleukin · interferon · cytotoxic
immune-mediatedinfectious
Able to spread disease
genetic · hereditary · congenital · mechanical · bacterial
mediator, immune, immunity, mediate, mediation, intermediate, immunize, immunology