Active suppression induced by repetitive self-epitopes protects against EAE development.

BACKGROUND: Autoimmune diseases result from a breakdown in self-tolerance to autoantigens. Self-tolerance is induced and sustained by central and peripheral mechanisms intended to deviate harmful immune responses and to maintain homeostasis, where regulatory T cells play a crucial role. The use of s...

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Main Authors: Fabiola Puentes, Katharina Dickhaut, Maria Hofstätter, Kirsten Falk, Olaf Rötzschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3667816?pdf=render