Innate and acquired immunity, antibodies, lymphocytes, cytokines… This vocabulary, usually reserved for specialists, has become familiar to us in the last three years. With the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak, our immune system has been truly compromised like never before. Generally presented as the body’s defense system against viruses and other germs, its role is much broader. It participates in all major physiological functions. “The immune system responds to stress, aggression… It’s there to respond to imbalance, manage it and bring it back to a state of balance. What we call homeostasis”, explains Professor Daniel Olive, President of the French Society of Immunology. To maintain this balance, the immune system must not only monitor and ensure that we are not in any danger, but also tolerate the microorganisms with which we live in symbiosis or even avoid attacking our constituents. …
Source: Le Figaro
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