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Are they still recognized as part of the self or are they attacked by immune cells ?
by agumonkey 2y ago
Are they still recognized as part of the self or are they attacked by immune cells ?
- epgui 2y agoI would say yes to both questions, in some sense. In many ways, they don't merely get attacked by immune cells, but also participate in immune function (and pathology). At the same time, intracellular components found outside the cell, generally, tend to activate the innate immune system, in a similar way that foreign bodies do.