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PD-1/PD-L and autoimmunity: A growing relationship.
Cellular immunology - 1 Dec 2016
Zamani Mohammad Reza, Aslani Saeed, Salmaninejad Arash, Javan Mohammad Reza, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
Programmed death 1 (PD-1) and its ligands, namely PD-L1 and PD-L2, are one of the key factors responsible for inhibitory T cell signaling, mediating the mechanisms of tolerance and providing immune homeostasis. Mounting evidence demonstrates that impaired PD-1:PD-L function plays an important role in a variety of autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes (T1D), encephalomyelitis, inflammatory bowel diseases...
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