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Edible Vaccines for Autoimmune Disease | Genetics

Transgenic plants expressing vaccine antigens can be used to tackle autoimmune disĀ­ease like diabetes. Insulin dependent diabetes melites is an autoimmune disease resulted in the destruction of insulin producing pancreatic cells. Disease is triggered by involvement of both humoral and cell mediated immunity. The type I diabetes by autoimmunity is due to the inadvert attack on insulin producing cells by [...]

By |2016-12-23T06:34:54+00:00December 23, 2016|Genetics|Comments Off on Edible Vaccines for Autoimmune Disease | Genetics

Autoimmune Disease: Meaning, Causes and Treatment

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Autoimmune Disease 2. Causes of Autoimmune Disease 3. Treatment. Meaning of Autoimmune Disease: Autoimmunity is a condition characterized by the presence of serum autoantibodies and self-reactive lymphocytes (T-cells). It manifests sometimes when the body loses immune tolerance (body's condition to distinguish its own self-antigens from foreign non-self-antigens and not mounting [...]

By |2016-09-16T06:06:41+00:00September 16, 2016|Immunology|Comments Off on Autoimmune Disease: Meaning, Causes and Treatment
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