Nucleic Acid Sensors and Type I Interferon Production in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

The characteristic serologic feature of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is autoantibodies against one’s own nucleic acid or nucleic acid-binding proteins - DNA and RNA-binding nuclear proteins. Circulating autoantibodies can deposit in the tissue, causing inflammation and production of cytokines...

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Main Authors: Meena eShrivastav, Timothy B. Niewold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00319/full