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autoantigen

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(If an autoantigen is similar to the foreign antigen, then this seems like it is rather possible.) The whole process is crazy complicated.

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Quick take

Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).

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noun

Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for autoantigen.

noun

Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).

Example sentences

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(If an autoantigen is similar to the foreign antigen, then this seems like it is rather possible.) The whole process is crazy complicated.

2

As long as they can find an autoantigen that will stimulate regulatory cells which supress the problematic autoantibody producing immune cells.

3

As shown in my references above, Ro60, a potentially causal autoantigen for Lupus and Sjogren's has been linked to commensal bacteria.

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I would not be surprised if in NOD (non-obese-diabetic) mice it's NOT the autoantigen.

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In most Type I diabetics, the autoantigen (as in the protein that is the target of immune attack) is this peptide called amylin.

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If I understand correctly, it gets the cells to produce the same autoantigen that they are misidentifying, which causes them to slow that activity.

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How do you use autoantigen in a sentence?

(If an autoantigen is similar to the foreign antigen, then this seems like it is rather possible.) The whole process is crazy complicated.

What does autoantigen mean?

Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).

What part of speech is autoantigen?

autoantigen is commonly used as noun.