👉 Antistrophic, in medicine and biology, refers to a condition where an organism's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue that is believed to be part of another organism. This can occur due to a mistake in the immune response or through genetic mutations that alter the normal function of an organ. Antistrophic organisms are often associated with infections, such as tuberculosis (TB) and syphilis. In contrast, pathogenic bacteria, which are not found in the human body but cause diseases in