Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?

The etiopathogenesis of many autoimmune disorders has not been identified. The aim of this paper is to focus on the involvement of bacterial exposure, as an environmental factor, in the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), which is broadly categorized as autoimmune disorders involving panc...

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Main Authors: Ikuko eHaruta, Kyoko eShimizu, Naoko eYanagisawa, Keiko eShiratori, Junji eYagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00077/full