Genes and environment as predisposing factors in autoimmunity: acceleration of spontaneous thyroiditis by dietary iodide in NOD.H2(h4) mice

Autor: Justin J. King, George Carayanniotis, Panayota Kolypetri, Mani Larijani
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International reviews of immunology. 34(6)
ISSN: 1563-5244
Popis: In the field of autoimmune thyroiditis, NOD.H2(h4) mice have attracted significant and increasing attention since they not only develop spontaneous disease but they present thyroiditis with accelerated incidence and severity if they ingest iodide through their drinking water. This animal model highlights the interplay between genetic and dietary factors in the triggering of autoimmune disease and offers new opportunities to study immunoregulatory parameters influenced by both genes and environment. Here, we review experimental findings with this mouse model of thyroiditis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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