Immune-mediated diseases (immunopathology) today

Authors

  • Manel Juan Servei d’Immunologia, Centre de Diagnòstic Biomèdic, Hospital Clínic. Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
  • Azucena González Servei d’Immunologia, Centre de Diagnòstic Biomèdic, Hospital Clínic. Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
  • Anna Mensa Servei d’Immunologia, Centre de Diagnòstic Biomèdic, Hospital Clínic. Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)

Keywords:

allergy, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, immunopathology, immune-mediated disease.

Abstract

The term immune-mediated diseases (IMDs) groups together all the illnesses for which the cause is in the immune system rather than the solution as one would expect from the system in charge of upholding the integrity of individuals in the face of infections. Autoimmunity, immunochemistry, allergy, immunotherapy and immunodeficiencies are the 5 major subgroups of this broad concept of IMDs. When it comes to the diagnosis and treatment of IMDs, the term immunopathology has been coined to refer to the area for support in the diagnosis of such pathologies. Progress in the understanding, diagnosis and even treatment of IMDs (after knowledge of genetics and cancer) is the area in which most biomedical contributions have been made in recent decades.

Key words: allergy, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, immunopathology,
immune-mediated disease.

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