Regulatory natural autoantibodies to apoptotic cells: Pallbearers and protectors

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To provide effective host defense, a healthy immune system must recognize microbial threats and coordinate a protective inflammatory response. Yet the maintenance of overall homeostasis also dictates an absolute requirement for the efficient recognition and clearance of the host’s own dead and dying cells, and these functions must somehow also be balanced to avoid autoimmune disease. In recent studies we have...

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