Autoantibodies

Term

These are antibodies to autoantigens. They are divided into aggressive ones that cause tissue damage, their interaction with the antigen temperature optimum is 37 °C, cold, and heat, whose interaction with the antigen temperature optimum is below 37 °C.

Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė