immunopathology
- noun
- /ˌɪmjunəpəˈθɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
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inmunopatología
- Researchers in immunopathology study how autoimmune diseases affect the body's response to infections.
- immunopathology of RA
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The immunopathology of RA involves activated T cells, which mediate immune processes within the synovium, resulting in the release of cytokines, autoantibodies, and other inflammatory mediators from macrophages, T cells, and B cells.
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The elucidation of RA immunopathology has led to the development of novel forms of therapy, two of which have recently been approved for the treatment of RA.
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The immunopathology evaluation is of paramount importance for the diagnosis.
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Recent advances in the understanding of the immunopathology that underlies RA allowed the development of new therapeutic agents, including the recently approved therapies abatacept and rituximab.
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Second, myelosuppression and suppression of hematopoiesis occur in the context of IFN-? secretion, possibly causing fatal immunopathology.
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Why this ‘exhausted’ state has evolved to emerge in these chronic diseases is a matter of debate, but its initial invocation is critical to limit excessive immunopathology while maintaining some level of immunological control.
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Yet, damage—whether caused by a pathogen or immunopathology—is a component of all immune responses and, as such, it is difficult to attribute the subsequent tissue repair specifically to a type of immune response.
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The field of immunopathology focuses on understanding diseases caused by immune system dysfunction.
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The study of immunopathology has revealed important links between immune responses and chronic inflammation.
Synonyms
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The study of diseases and a disease or other body problem
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The study of how the body defends itself against disease and infection
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word immunopathology joins immuno- and pathology: immuno- comes from immune, which means 'protected', and pathology means 'study of disease'. So, immunopathology is the study of diseases that happen when the immune system does not work properly.