Infection and Autoimmunity

Infection and Autoimmunity

Infection and Autoimmunity

As the editors imply in their introduction, the relationship of infection and autoimmunity is complex, compelling, and best viewed as a physiologic process and potential consequence of normal immune recognition and immunoregulation. The editors boldly state that reading the chapters in this book brings one to the conclusion that all autoimmune diseases are infectious, until proven otherwise (my...

HBV infection, vaccination and autoimmunity

• Vol 10 • January 2008 HBV: Infection, Vaccination and Autoimmunity The idea that infectious agents in general, and viruses in particular, could trigger the development of autoimmune diseases in genetically susceptible individuals has been raised in various clinical and epidemiological studies [1]. Also included in the medical literature are case reports, ecological association studies, as wel...

acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis (nonodontogenic infection)

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Alternatively activated macrophages in infection and autoimmunity.

Macrophages are innate immune cells that play an important role in activation of the immune response and wound healing. Pathogens that require T helper-type 2 (Th2) responses for effective clearance, such as parasitic worms, are strong inducers of alternatively activated or M2 macrophages. However, infections such as bacteria and viruses that require Th1-type responses may induce M2 as a strate...