Question

Which of the following examples below describes an autoimmune disease?

Answer 1

The correct answer is: C) Antibody binding to acetylcholine receptors of the motor end plate resulting in muscle weakness.

Simply saying, autoimmune diseases are diseases caused by the attack of your own cells by your immune cells. Autoimmune diseases are consequence of an abnormal immune response to a normal cell with unknown cause. In the example above, antibodies that are part of the humoral immune response attack receptors of the motor end which are normally functioning structures of the cell.

There are many types of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, diabetes mellitus type 1…