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Contribution of Defective PS Recognition and Efferocytosis to Chronic Inflammation and Autoimmunity
10 Nov 2014
Abstract excerpt
The rapid and efficient clearance of apoptotic cells results in the elimination of auto-antigens and provides a strong anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive signal to prevent autoimmunity. While professional and non-professional phagocytes utilize a wide array of surface receptors to recognize apoptotic cells, the recognition of phosphatidylserine (PS) on apoptotic cells by PS receptors on phagocytes is the...
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