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Tumor necrosis factor and interferon gamma: relevance for immune regulation and genetic predisposition to autoimmune disease.
Seminars in immunology - 1 Jun 1992
Jacob C O
Abstract excerpt
The role of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma in various models of autoimmune disease were analyzed. These include murine models of lupus, type 1 diabetes in NOD mice and the adjuvant arthritis model in rats. Rather than being involved mainly in the effector arm of the inflammatory process of autoimmune organ destruction, our data suggest a primary involvement of these cytokines in some of the basic mechanisms of the...
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