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
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spelling doaj-efbe661ab51048f8a7c704c3daaaa3202020-11-24T23:15:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2012-04-01310.3389/fphys.2012.0007724254Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?Ikuko eHaruta0Kyoko eShimizu1Naoko eYanagisawa2Keiko eShiratori3Junji eYagi4Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyo Women's Medical UniversityThe 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 pancreatic lesions. Avirulent and/or commensal bacteria, which may have an important role(s) as initiating/progressing factors in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorder AIP, will be emphasized.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00077/fullBacteriainnate immunityautoimmune diseaseAIP (autoimmune pancreatitis)commensal flora
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author Ikuko eHaruta
Kyoko eShimizu
Naoko eYanagisawa
Keiko eShiratori
Junji eYagi
spellingShingle Ikuko eHaruta
Kyoko eShimizu
Naoko eYanagisawa
Keiko eShiratori
Junji eYagi
Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?
Frontiers in Physiology
Bacteria
innate immunity
autoimmune disease
AIP (autoimmune pancreatitis)
commensal flora
author_facet Ikuko eHaruta
Kyoko eShimizu
Naoko eYanagisawa
Keiko eShiratori
Junji eYagi
author_sort Ikuko eHaruta
title Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?
title_short Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?
title_full Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?
title_fullStr Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?
title_full_unstemmed Commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?
title_sort commensal flora, is it an unwelcomed companion as a triggering factor of autoimmune pancreatitis?
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Physiology
issn 1664-042X
publishDate 2012-04-01
description 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 pancreatic lesions. Avirulent and/or commensal bacteria, which may have an important role(s) as initiating/progressing factors in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorder AIP, will be emphasized.
topic Bacteria
innate immunity
autoimmune disease
AIP (autoimmune pancreatitis)
commensal flora
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00077/full
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