Gut Health/immune Flashcards
70 percent of immune system resides in
Gastrointestinal tract
80 percent of _ reside in gastrointestinal tract
IgA
igA is
Antibody-producing plasma cells
Why gut has most immune
Part of body comes in contact with most external elements
Immune cells are able to distinguish harmful stuff from (2)
Nutrients in food
Beneficial stuff
Seeding gut microbiome in stimulating expansion of
Immune cells
First way seeding babies gut stimulates immune cells
Proper functioning of antibody secretion
Second way seeding babies guts help immune cells
Stimulate balance between two groups of T helper cells
T helper cells are white blood cells that
Activate most other immune cells
2 groups of t helper cells
Th1
Th2
We are born with more (th1 or th2)?
Th2
To bring balance of Th1 and Th2, babies need exposure to
Bring Th1 in
Failure to bring Th1/Th2 linked to development of
Allergies
Link between allergies, autoimmune disease, and _ are complex
Immune system
On allergies, immune system recognizes _ as harmful
Harmless non-invaders
In auto immune disease such as _ body attacks its own tissue (2)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Celiac