Antigenic mimicry, clonal selection and autoimmunity

被引:28
作者
Cohen, IR [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Immunol, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
关键词
altered peptide ligands; antigenic mimicry; autoimmunity; receptors; specificity;
D O I
10.1006/jaut.2000.0481
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The triggering of autoimmunity by infection or immunization is often blamed on antigenic mimicry. But the concept of antigen mimicry impinges on our understanding of adaptive immunity in general, and not only on autoimmunity. Here are some thoughts about the consequences of immune mimicry. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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页码:337 / 340
页数:4
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