Immune Response Immune Response
The body’s reaction to a substance, illness, or infection.
Example of Immune Response in a sentence
An immune response is the body’s way to fight something it thinks might be harmful.
More Info
The immune response is how the body identifies and defends itself against germs like bacteria, viruses, and substances that seem to be harmful. An immune response helps the body stay safe.
For example, a vaccine works by causing an immune response so that the body can fight off the germ, and remember to attack it if the germ ever comes back.
Other info to think about when joining a study
You may see the term “immune response” used in a variety of ways in the research study context. For example, a study may be researching participants‘ immune responses to certain things or how different investigational products may affect a person’s immune response.
If you have questions about a study that is looking at immune response, be sure to ask your study team for more information.
