Perspective: The Lung, Particles, Fibers, Nanomaterials, and Autoimmunity

Studies have shown that a wide range of factors including drugs, chemicals, microbes, and other environmental agents can induce pre-clinical autoimmunity. However, only a few have been confidently linked to autoimmune diseases. Among these are exposures to inhaled particulates that are known to be a...

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Main Author: K. Michael Pollard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.587136/full