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Allergies is a constant factor which contributes to many autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. During the course of suffering multiple sclerosis, the body becomes allergic to its own body tissues and the immune system produces anti-bodies which attack the healthy tissues. The exact antibody (which are blood proteins that attack foreign substances in the body) responsible for attacking the myelin has not yet been revealed. And suspicions suggest that this is because many antibodies are responsible for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a disease which works against the central nervous system by abolishing the myelin round the nerves which surrounds and insulates the nerves. During this process, 'lymphocytes' (which are a type of white blood cell) begin to react abnormally against the immune system. They start to penetrate the cells of blood vessels and then deteriorate the tissues of the Central Nervous System. These lymphocytes also disperse substances called ‘lymphokines’ which are responsible for inflammations and damage to the myelin. Without it, the role of the nerves halt and slow down which results to damage in the nerve itself thus leading to the life threatening symptoms.
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