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Sodium chloride promotes pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization thereby aggravating CNS autoimmunity.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Feb 2016
Hucke Stephanie, Eschborn Melanie, Liebmann Marie, Herold Martin, Freise Nicole, Engbers Annika, Ehling Petra, Meuth Sven G, Roth Johannes, Kuhlmann Tanja, Wiendl Heinz, Klotz Luisa
Abstract excerpt
The increasing incidence in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) during the last decades in industrialized countries might be linked to a change in dietary habits. Nowadays, enhanced salt content is an important characteristic of Western diet and increased dietary salt (NaCl) intake promotes pathogenic T cell responses contributing to central nervous system (CNS) autoimmunity. Given the importance of macrophage responses for...
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