Marc Monestier, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Published online: May 2002
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001210
The conventional understanding of the immune system is that it can differentiate self from nonself. In contrast, the danger theory proposes that the immune system does not react to foreign substances but instead responds to situations that are potentially harmful.
Keywords: danger; autoimmunity; tolerance; tumour; transplantation
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