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Environmental pollutants and the immune response.
Nature immunology - 1 Dec 2020
Suzuki Takafumi, Hidaka Takanori, Kumagai Yoshito, Yamamoto Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious challenges to health in the modern world. Pollutants alter immune responses and can provoke immunotoxicity. In this Review, we summarize the major environmental pollutants that are attracting wide-ranging concern and the molecular basis underlying their effects on the immune system. Xenobiotic receptors, including the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), sense and...
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