AUTOIMMUNITY AND THE OVARY

被引:28
作者
MONCAYO, R [1 ]
MONCAYO, HE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV INNSBRUCK, DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1992年 / 13卷 / 07期
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10.1016/0167-5699(92)90006-S
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 ovary was first documented as a target of autoimmunity over three decades ago yet today the aetiology and pathogenesis of autoimmune-mediated premature ovarian failure (POF) are poorly understood. Here, Roy and Helga Moncayo provide a brief overview of human autoimmune-mediated POF and the animal models of POF. They propose a model for the development of the disease, highlighting the role of supraphysiological levels of gonadotropins in inducing selectively antigenic mature ovarian elements.
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