Assertion: thalidomide | /r/CapableOf | prevent immune system
Facets:
value: from overreacting to disease
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It appears that thalidomide prevents the immune system from overreacting to disease and harming the body by reducing the levels of cytokine tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), a protein in the body that causes inflammatory reactions.