Autoimmune diseases

Autoimmune diseases occur when specific adaptive immune

repossess attack the human body, resulting in tissue damage.
There is known cause of these diseases, but scientists believe
that gens and environment are risk factors

T cell

Activation of the immune

response Direct response
Self-antigens activate T cells which
Macrophages and
successively attacks the tissue either Antibodies producing B cell cytotoxic T cells cause
directly or indirectly Macrophage
extensive tissue
damage
Indirect response

B cells produce Antibodies

autoantibodies to
eradicate self
antigens
Self Antigens

Cytotoxic T cell

Healthy tissue Autoimmune tissue