ALL STEM CELLS

Glossary

Autoantibodies : Antibodies directed to the antigens of the host.
Autoimmune disease : A pathologic state induced primarily or secondarily by an autoimmune response.
Autoimmunity : An immune response to substances (antigens) in the body of its host.
B cells : Lymphocytes that mature primarily in the bone marrow.
Chemokines : Cytokines that attract cells.
Cytokines : Proteins made by cells that affect the behavior of other cells.
Haplotype : A linked family of genes, such as the MHC.
HLA : Human leukocytes antigen, the human MHC.
Lymphocyte : A small round white cell circulating in the blood or found in tissue; it bears a receptor for a specific antigen.
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) : A gene segment encoding the antigens primarily responsible
for organ and tissue rejection and regulatory immune responses.
T cells : Lymphocytes that mature in the thymus.