Allergies (Auto-Immune)
Transfer factors naturally supports the body's immune system, communicating immune information more efficiently among the cells in the body, and ultimately enhancing the body's ability to withstand attacks on its health.
Transfer factors do not cure disease or kill germs. Our immune system protects us from germs, cancer and disease. Transfer factors modulate and educate the immune system. They can boost, strengthen, or suppress the immune system (in the case of autoimmune disease), but goes far beyond these effects. According to renowned medical specialists, transfer factors are the most significant breakthrough in the health care industry in this century.
Clin Exp Neurol 1986; 22:149-154
Also, transfer factors contain inducers and suppressors that regulate the immune system's response to disease. The inducers are used by the "brain" transfer factors to activate more "combat" cells into battle against germs and disease. An independent test by Dr. Darryl See, found that transfer factors could activate natural killer cells more than 100% more effectively than the body could without the boost. Enhanced transfer factors increased the activity of natural killer cells by 248%. Natural killer cells are your first line of defense against cancer, viruses, and bacteria. The suppressors are very important in maintaining your health. When germs enter the body or a mutated cell becomes cancerous, the transfer factor, which serves as the "brain" of the immune system, carefully guides the "combat" immune cells to the target and then activates the "combat" cells to destroy the target. After a successful battle, suppressor cells, through a biofeedback mechanism, remove the "combat" cells from the battle.
Sometimes immune cells overreact to an invader and destroy the battlefield, which is your body tissue. At times the immune system will actually target its own body as the enemy and attack it. This is called an autoimmune disorder. The transfer factor supressor molecules are important in regulating the immune system so that you will not develop autoimmune disorders. There are hundreds of different autoimmune diseases. Many people don't even know that what they are suffering from is an autoimmune disease. Even allergies are a type of dysfunctional immune system that is attacking the wrong target.
Antibody
An antibody is a protein (also called an immunoglobulin) that is manufactured by lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) to neutralize an antigen or foreign protein. Bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms commonly contain many antigens, as do pollens, dust mites, molds, foods, and other substances. Although many types of antibodies are protective, inappropriate or excessive formation of antibodies may lead to illness. When the body forms a type of antibody called IgE (immunoglobulin E), allergic rhinitis, asthma or eczema may result when the patient is again exposed to the substance which caused IgE antibody formation (allergen).
Antigen
An antigen is a substance that can trigger an immune response, resulting in production of an antibody as part of the body's defense against infection and disease. Many antigens are foreign proteins (those not found naturally in the body). An allergen is a special type of antigen which causes an IgE antibody response.
Transfer factors for the practicing allergist-immunologist.
Warren SL.
As continuing research elucidates the underlying mechanisms of immunological disease at the cellular level the need for the clinical allergist-immunologist to have available tools for the manipulation of cellular mechanics in the form of immunosuppression and immunostimulation becomes more apparent. An immunostimulant of perhaps wide application in the future is transfer factor derived from human lymphocytes. This presentation outlines in general the characteristics of transfer factors and a detailed method of production of transfer factors in a crude form is described. The procedure does not require specialized equipment and is simple enough so that interested clinical allergist-immunologists can produce transfer factor in their own laboratories and thus augment their armamentarium with an immunostimulant agent for use in selected cases.
Ann Allergy. 1977 Aug;39(2):130-2.