Role of Natural Autoantibodies (NAA) and Natural IgM Anti-leucocyte autoantibodies (IgM-ALA) in Health and Disease

We review how polyreactive natural IgM autoantibodies (IgM-NAA) protect the host from invading micro-organisms and host neo-antigens that are constantly being produced by oxidation mechanisms and cell apoptosis. Secondly, we discuss how IgM-NAA and IgM-ALA inhibits auto-immune inflammation by anti-...

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Main Author: Peter Isaac Lobo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00198/full