Autoimmune diseases are a separate class from autoinflammatory diseases. Both are characterized by an immune system malfunction which may cause similar symptoms, such as rash, swelling, or fatigue, but the cardinal cause or mechanism of the diseases are different. A key difference is a malfunction of the innate immune system in autoinflammatory diseases, whereas in autoimmune diseases there is a malfunction of the adaptive immune system.[8]
DE: Mit dem Titanstimulationstest kann eine möglicherweise gesteigerte Entzündungsantwort auf Titanpartikel (z.B. in Implataten) erfasst werden.
This is a test for Allergy screening small.
In type I allergy, allergen-specific IgE antibodies are formed upon initial (symptomless) contact.These bind to the surface of mast cells (histamine-rich cells that are present in all mucous membranes). The reaction occurs on second contact within seconds to a few minutes. In the case of allergies, antigens are free/dissolved molecules that are incorrectly viewed as threatening by the immune system.