The multi-factorial pathogenesis of autoimmune disease

G. Wick, G. Krömer, N. Neu, R. Fässler, A. Ziemiecki, R. G. Müller, M. Ginzel, I. Béládi, T. Kühr, K. Hála

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Development of organ-specific autoimmune diseases depends on both an abnormal immune regulation and a genetically determined primary susceptibility of the target organ to the autoimmune attack. In addition to the essential genetically determined prerequisites there are also facultative, modulating factors that influence the outcome of an autoimmune disease. This concept is exemplified in the Obese strain (OS) chicken model which develops a spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis closely resembling human Hashimoto disease. Three modulating factors are specifically addressed, viz. (a) the lower threshold of OS thyroid epithelial cells for the γ-interferon-induced MHC class II antigen expression as compared to normal controls, (b) the decreased glucocorticoid tonus of the OS and (c) the presence of a new endogenous virus (ev 22) locus in the OS that has so far not been found in any normal strain and which seems to influence the glucocorticoid-mediated immunoregulatory process.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)249-257
Nombre de pages9
journalImmunology Letters
Volume16
Numéro de publication3-4
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 1 janv. 1987
Modification externeOui

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