immune response
noun
: a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and induce the formation of antibodies and lymphocytes capable of reacting with it and rendering it harmless
called also immune reaction
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Probiotics can help restore balance in the gut microbiome, supporting a healthier immune response to allergens, reducing inflammation, and relieving allergy symptoms.
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
This process can reduce the immune response and is most often used for people with chronic GVHD.
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 2 May 2025
This can be done through boosting the numbers of regulatory T cells, which suppress a particular immune response, linked to a particular autoantigen.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Older age and weakening immune responses can contribute to this, says Frenck.
—Alice Park, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
This process can reduce the immune response and is most often used for people with chronic GVHD.
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 2 May 2025
This can be done through boosting the numbers of regulatory T cells, which suppress a particular immune response, linked to a particular autoantigen.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Older age and weakening immune responses can contribute to this, says Frenck.
—Alice Park, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immune response
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“Immune response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20response. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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