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- Title
The role of infections in autoimmune disease.
- Authors
Ercolini, A M; Miller, S D
- Abstract
Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system recognizes and attacks host tissue. In addition to genetic factors, environmental triggers (in particular viruses, bacteria and other infectious pathogens) are thought to play a major role in the development of autoimmune diseases. In this review, we (i) describe the ways in which an infectious agent can initiate or exacerbate autoimmunity; (ii) discuss the evidence linking certain infectious agents to autoimmune diseases in humans; and (iii) describe the animal models used to study the link between infection and autoimmunity.
- Publication
Clinical and experimental immunology, 2009, Vol 155, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1365-2249
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03834.x