PHOTOS: Stars who have never won an Oscar. Most film nominations without a win: The Turning Point (1977) and The Color Purple (1985), with 11 nominations each. Most acting nominations without a competitive win: Peter O'Toole, with 8 nominations (O'Toole later won an Honorary Oscar in 2003).
An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body. The immune system normally guards against germs like bacteria and viruses. When it senses these foreign invaders, it sends out an army of fighter cells to attack them.
Autoimmune diseases arise when the immune system attacks one or more of the body's normal constituents as if they were invaders. When the immune system fails to recognize self it may produce immune cells or antibodies (called autoantibodies) that target its own cells, tissues, and/or organs.Those attacks cause inflammation and tissue damage that lead to autoimmune disorders.There are over 80 diseases that occur as a result of autoimmune responses. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that 23.5 million Americans are affected.hen the immune system fails to recognize self it may produce immune cells or antibodies (called autoantibodies) that target its own cells, tissues, and/or organs. Those attacks cause inflammation and tissue damage that lead to autoimmune disorders.