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B cell autophagy mediates TLR7-dependent autoimmunity and inflammation.
Autophagy - 1 Jan 2015
Weindel Chi G, Richey Lauren J, Bolland Silvia, Mehta Abhiruchi J, Kearney John F, Huber Brigitte T
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease, defined by loss of B cell self-tolerance that results in production of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and chronic inflammation. While the initiating events in lupus development are not well defined, overexpression of the RNA-recognizing toll-like receptor (TLR)7 has been linked to SLE in humans and mice. We postulated that autophagy plays an...
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