auto immune diseases Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/auto-immune-diseases Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:46:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png auto immune diseases Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/auto-immune-diseases 32 32 Types of Autoimmune Diseases, Causes & Blood Tests https://healthhype.com/types-of-autoimmune-diseases-causes-blood-tests.html https://healthhype.com/types-of-autoimmune-diseases-causes-blood-tests.html#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:22:44 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=4391 Autoimmune disorders are those diseases that occur as a result of the body’s immune system attacking different cells, tissues, organs or the entire body. The body has a number of mechanisms to prevent the immune system from attacking its own tissues but under certain conditions, these self regulating mechanisms may fail, leading to an autoimmune disease. Causes of Autoimmune Diseases When a foreign substance or microorganism enters the body, the proteins (antigens) are detected by the immune system and antibodies are produced against these antigen. Antibodies enable the immune cells to identify foreign invaders like viruses and bacteria, and initiate an appropriate response to neutralize these pathogens. In an autoimmune disorder, the immune system produces antibodies against the body’s own tissues and this causes the immune cells to attack the specific tissue or organ. The body has a suppressing mechanism to prevent this from occurring, known as the the T-suppressor cell system, but this may fail. Possible causes of autoimmune diseases include : Genetic factors. Infection. Certain bacteria or viruses may affect the T-suppressor cell system or trigger antibodies that target the body’s own tissues which may appear similar to the pathogen. Alternatively certain infections may trigger a change in [...]

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