The arthritogenic properties of microbial antigens. Their implications in disease states.
The sharing of antigenic determinants between host and microbe is a common event and new microbial-tissue cross-reactions are being recognized each year. Almost every human organ has been implicated as a possible target. The purpose of this article is to examine the arthritogenic properties of these microbial antigens and to explore the mechanisms by which they induce pathologic damage and disease.
Zabriskie
J B
JB
Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA.
Kerwar
S
S
Gibofsky
A
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D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006801:Humans
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial