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| 3 Autoimmunity
The concept of autoimmunity was first predicted by Paul Ehrlich at the beginning of the twentieth century, and he described it as “horror autotoxicus”. His experiments led him to conclude that the immune system is normally focused on responding to foreign materials and has an inbuilt tendency to avoid attacking self tissues. But when this process is disturbed, the immune system can attack self tissues resulting in autoimmune diseases. |
Autoimmunity
The concept of autoimmunity was first predicted by Nobel Laureate Paul Ehrlich at the start of the twentieth century, and he described it as 'horror autotoxicus'. His experiments led him to conclude that the immune system is normally focused on responding to foreign materials and has an inbuilt tendency to avoid attacking self tissues. But when this process goes wrong, the immune system can attack self tissues resulting in autoimmune disease. |
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