Spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis - a bird's eye view

G. Wick, J. Möst, K. Schauenstein, G. Krömer, H. Dietrich, A. Ziemiecki, R. Fässler, S. Schwarz, N. eu, K. Hála

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Résumé

Lymphomatous goiter (struma lymphomatosa) first described by Hashimoto in 19121, was shown to be an autoimmune disorder 30years ago2. In the sameyear an autoimmune thryoiditis was first induced experimentally by immunization with autologous thyroid extract and complete Freund's adjuvant3. Among the many insights gainedfrom the study of such experimentally induced thyroiditis3-5 is the notion that susceptibility to it is under a genetic control which influences both the reactivity of the immune systems and the properties of the thyroid gland7. This is supported by the appearance of autoimmune thyroiditis in genetically restricted animal populations. Here Georg Wick and his colleagues review recent studies of the Obese strain (OS) of chickens and compare the pathogenesis of theirspontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis with that of Hashimoto's disease.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)359-364
Nombre de pages6
journalImmunology Today
Volume6
Numéro de publication12
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 1 janv. 1985
Modification externeOui

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