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Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Theoretical Biology
  • Mathematical Biology

Background:

  • The field of immunology lacks a universal quantitative model for immune responses.
  • Existing immune equilibrium theories are largely philosophical and lack practical application.
  • A need exists for a new theoretical framework to analyze immune responses quantitatively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a new theoretical framework, immunodynamic theory, for analyzing immune responses.
  • To develop a quantitative model for immune dynamic equilibrium.
  • To derive practical equations for immunodynamics applicable to medical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Quantifying immune dynamic equilibrium as the ratio of positive and negative immune power.
  • Establishing the immune dynamic equilibrium equation through thought experiments.
  • Deriving theoretical equations for immunodynamics, including immune force and immune braking force.
  • Developing practical immunodynamic equations through equivalent transformation and data fitting.

Main Results:

  • New concepts of immune force and immune braking force were defined.
  • Theoretical and practical equations of immunodynamics were established.
  • Theoretical curves of immunodynamics were generated.
  • The derived equations were applied to solve problems in infectious disease and cancer immunotherapy.

Conclusions:

  • The theory of immune equilibrium has been mathematized into the theory of immunodynamics.
  • Immunodynamics transforms a philosophical concept into a concrete scientific theory.
  • This new theory addresses the limitations of traditional models in guiding individualized medical practice.
  • Immunodynamics has the potential to become a core theory in immunology.