Immunology for University Students

IMMUNOLOGY is a fascinating discipline of biology that studies the defenses of our body (humans, animals in general and even plants) against MICROBES (see also art blog on microbes).
The term "Immunology" comes from the latin word immunitas (exemption chore, exemption from service, remission etc..) and must be understood here as a dispense from infectious diseases.

Via Denis Hudrisier

The pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus—an update

Jinyoung Choi1, *,Sang Taek Kim1, *,Joe Craft1, 2,

1 Department of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, United States2 Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, United States

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coi.2012.10.004,

 

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, lupus) is characterized by a global loss of self-tolerance with activation of autoreactive T and B cells leading to production of pathogenic autoantibodies and tissue injury. Innate immune mechanisms are necessary for the aberrant adaptive immune responses in SLE. Recent advances in basic and clinical biology have shed new light on disease mechanisms in lupus, with this review discussing the recent studies that offer valuable insights into disease-specific therapeutic targets.

 

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