| Literature DB >> 17916049 |
Ming Zhang1, Michael C Carroll.
Abstract
Recent studies showed that innate autoimmunity is an early mechanism for ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Results from different animal models showed that reperfusion of ischemic tissues elicits an acute inflammatory response involving a complement system, which is activated by autoreactive natural IgM. Moreover, ischemia-specific self-targets were identified. In contrast to the unsuccessful attempts in the past to treat I/R injury, targeting natural IgM-mediated innate autoimmunity may open a new avenue for early intervention.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17916049 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.7.10.1575
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Opin Biol Ther ISSN: 1471-2598 Impact factor: 4.388