T-cell anergy and altered T-cell receptor signaling: effects on autoimmune disease
โ Scribed by Konstantin V. Salojin; Jian Zhang; Joaquin Madrenas; Terry L. Delovitch
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 752 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-5699
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โฆ Synopsis
Immunological self-tolerance can be acquired by several mechanisms, including the induction of anergy in autoreactive T cells. In this sense, anergy is predictably advantageous for the immune system. Here, Konstantin Salojin and colleagues present an alternative view that the induction of anergy in regulatory T cells may be harmful to the host and elicit autoimmune disease.
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