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Type I interferons and autoimmunity: lessons from the clinic and from IRF-2-deficient mice.
Cytokine & growth factor reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Taki Shinsuke
Abstract excerpt
Type I interferons (IFN-alpha/beta) are produced upon viral and bacterial infections and play essential roles in host defense. However, since IFN-alpha/beta have multiple regulatory functions on innate and adoptive immunity, dysregulation of the IFN-alpha/beta system both in uninfected hosts and during immune responses against infection can result in immunopathologies. In fact, IFN-alpha/beta therapy often...
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