Oral tolerance. Eating your way towards immunosuppression.
The immune system is able to down-regulate responses to antigens in food: by feeding patients autoantigens, these natural mechanisms can be exploited in therapies for autoimmune disease.
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Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Medical College of St Bartholomews Hospital, London, UK.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D001324:Autoantigens