Autoantibodies are like markers for autoimmune diseases, but can other things like white blood cells cause autoimmune diseases too?
From what I've learned, it turns out that autoimmune diseases can happen without autoantibodies. Some diseases are caused by other parts of the immune system like T cells, B cells and not just autoantibodies. And specifically about neutrophils, they are a type of white blood cells and play an important role in fighting infections but it's not clear if they are involved in autoimmune diseases.
It's all pretty confusing, but it seems like autoimmune diseases can have different underlying causes. So, it's possible that some autoimmune diseases can happen without autoantibodies.
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Reply to Can autoimmune illnesses occur without autoantibodies? eg can neutrophils decide to become autoimmune? by lonelysuffering
Autoantibodies are like markers for autoimmune diseases, but can other things like white blood cells cause autoimmune diseases too?
From what I've learned, it turns out that autoimmune diseases can happen without autoantibodies. Some diseases are caused by other parts of the immune system like T cells, B cells and not just autoantibodies. And specifically about neutrophils, they are a type of white blood cells and play an important role in fighting infections but it's not clear if they are involved in autoimmune diseases.
It's all pretty confusing, but it seems like autoimmune diseases can have different underlying causes. So, it's possible that some autoimmune diseases can happen without autoantibodies.