By recognizing self from non-self. Every cell in the body carries specific protein markers that are recognized by all immune cells so they do not attack self, at least when the system is operating well.
The medical term for the immune system failing to recognize its own body tissue and attacking its owner's body is autoimmunity. Common examples of autoimmune disorder are (a) Rheumatoid arthritis and (b) systemic lupus erythematosus ("lupus")
Think about it for a second. If you lead an army into battle, and your own army start to shoot each other, what odds do you have of winning against the oposition? If the body starts to kill it's own cells that may be used to kill pathogens, it is immediately weakened
The immune system will target the body's own cells
This happens to my Mom sometimes. When she's really stressed, tired, sick, etc; her immune system starts attacking her body again. I don't know why, it just does. It happened with her immune system or something like that and also her eyes. The immune System needs to know what is friendly and a threat to the brain & body. Although it has trouble sometimes when you get a transplant and the shape/size/composition/etc isn't similar enough to your own.
1. Your immune system can recognize cells based on the proteins present on the surface of cells. Viruses, bacteria, and other foreign cells are recognized as being different from your own cells and are attacked by your immune system.
Immune system is an essential for all living organisms. In bodies immunity system helps to protect the body from harmful diseases. Vitamins , carbohydrates are essential to boost immune system in a body.
Your immune system attacking your own body.
1. Your immune system can recognize cells based on the proteins present on the surface of cells. Viruses, bacteria, and other foreign cells are recognized as being different from your own cells and are attacked by your immune system.
Class I and II MHC molecules are what the body uses to recognize it's own cells as "self". If it detects an antigen (anything foreign to the body) the immune system will trigger a response.
An illness that occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system.
One example of the immune system attacking the body is autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. In this condition, the immune system mistakenly targets and attacks the joints, leading to inflammation, pain, and potential joint damage. This occurs when the immune system fails to distinguish between foreign invaders and the body’s own tissues, resulting in self-destructive immune responses.
The body's immune system normally fights off infections by releasing white blood cells into the blood to isolate and destroy the germs. This results in inflammation (swelling and redness) of the body tissues in that area. The immune system responds like this to anything in the blood it doesn't recognize, and dies down when the infection has been cleared. It is thought that sarcoidosis happens because the immune system has gone into "overdrive", where the body starts to attack its own tissues and organs. The resulting inflammation then causes granulomas to develop in the organs.