An immune response is a physiological reaction which occurs within an organism in the context of inflammation for the purpose of defending against exogenous...

The adaptive immune system, also known as the acquired immune system, or specific immune system is a subsystem of the immune system that is composed of...

of the immune system. The innate immune system provides a preconfigured response to broad groups of situations and stimuli. The adaptive immune system...

Humoral immunity is the aspect of immunity that is mediated by macromolecules – including secreted antibodies, complement proteins, and certain antimicrobial...

Cellular immunity, also known as cell-mediated immunity, is an immune response that does not rely on the production of antibodies. Rather, cell-mediated...

system) in vertebrates. The innate immune system is an alternate defense strategy and is the dominant immune system response found in plants, fungi, prokaryotes...

autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy,...

immunization. The immune system has innate and adaptive components. Innate immunity is present in all metazoans, immune responses: inflammatory responses and phagocytosis...

In immunology, autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells, tissues and other normal body constituents...

disease by activating or suppressing the immune system. Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies...