| Literature DB >> 17723211 |
Christophe M Filippi1, Matthias G von Herrath.
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Under what context do dying beta-cells enhance the autoimmune process in type 1 diabetes? Kim et al. (2007) find that secondary necrosis of beta-cells can prime the autoimmune response via uptake by and activation of antigen-presenting cells through Toll-like receptor 2.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17723211 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.08.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunity ISSN: 1074-7613 Impact factor: 31.745