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Endogenously oxidized mitochondrial DNA induces in vivo and in vitro inflammatory responses
24 Feb 2004
Abstract excerpt
We report that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inflammatogenic in vitro and in vivo as a result of the presence of unmethylated CpG sequences and its oxidative status. Purified human and murine mtDNAs induced arthritis when injected intra-articularly (i.a.) in mice. Importantly, oligodeoxynucleotide that contained a single oxidatively damaged base also induced arthritis when injected i.a. in mice. In contrast,...
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