"Immune Privilege" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Phenomenon which occurs in certain tissue sites and organs (e.g., the ANTERIOR CHAMBER and CORNEA of the eye, brain PARENCHYMAL TISSUE and fetus) to tolerate a known antigen, thereby suppressing the inflammatory immune response. Foreign tissue grafts survive for prolonged periods when placed within such immune privileged sites and organs.
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D000073860
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G12.535.425.460
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| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Immune Privilege" by people in Profiles.
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Age-related changes in ocular mucosal tolerance: Lessons learned from gut and respiratory tract immunity. Immunology. 2021 09; 164(1):43-56.
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Exploiting bone niches: progression of disseminated tumor cells to metastasis. J Clin Invest. 2021 03 15; 131(6).