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Silica-Triggered Autoimmunity in Lupus-Prone Mice Blocked by Docosahexaenoic Acid Consumption

Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (cSiO(2), quartz) is etiologically linked to systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and other human autoimmune diseases (ADs). In the female NZBWF1 mouse, a widely used animal model that is genetically prone to lupus, short-term repeated intranasa...

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Autores principales: Bates, Melissa A., Brandenberger, Christina, Langohr, Ingeborg I., Kumagai, Kazuyoshi, Lock, Adam L., Harkema, Jack R., Holian, Andrij, Pestka, James J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27513935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160622