Chemical- and Drug-Induced Allergic, Inflammatory, and Autoimmune Diseases Via Haptenation
Haptens are small molecules that only elicit an immune response when bound to proteins. Haptens initially bind to self-proteins and activate innate immune responses by complex mechanisms via inflammatory cytokines and damage-associated molecular patterns and the subsequent upregulation of costimulat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/1/123 |