Viral infections: their elusive role in regulating susceptibility to autoimmune disease.
Viral infections may trigger autoimmune disease. Complicating our understanding of how viral infections promote disease is the realization that viral infections can sometimes prevent auto-aggressive reactions. Here, we will discuss recent findings that provide insights into how viral infections may alter susceptibility to autoimmunity.
Flodström-Tullberg
Malin
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Department of Medicine, The Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. malin.flodström-tullberg@medhs.ki.se
D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity