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=Immune Tolerance=
 
=Immune Tolerance=
Immunological tolerance is the state of unresponsiveness towards particular antigens, whereby immune responses are prevented or suppressed. Tolerance is required to prevent:
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Immunological tolerance occurs when there is an unresponsiveness towards particular antigens, so any further immune responses are prevented or suppressed. Tolerance is required to prevent:
* Potentially harmful inflammatory responses towards innocuous substances, such as air-borne or food antigens
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* Potentially harmful inflammatory responses towards innocuous substances, such as air-borne or food molecules
* To prevent an immune attack against host tissue- described as '''self-tolerance'''
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* To prevent an immune attack against host tissue - this is known as '''self-tolerance'''
    
==T Cell Tolerance==
 
==T Cell Tolerance==
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