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Its low level of expression on both T and B regulatory cells in autoimmune diseases, such as SLE and RA, contributes to the failure of
self-tolerance in these diseases.
Mice transgenic for the Ig H chain 3H9 and its variants established by Weigert and colleagues are useful in analyzing the
self-tolerance of B cells producing anti-nuclear autoantibodies, because these Ig H chains generate anti-nuclear antibodies by associating with various Ig L chains.
Based on this theory, immunological
self-tolerance is caused by the deletion of self-reactive clones, whereas autoimmunity arises by the emergence of self-reactive clones [4].
Breakdown of
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"Essentially we've shown there's a big hole in
self-tolerance when it comes to cross-reactive autoantibodies that can attack organ-specific targets," Associate Prof Brink said in a statement.
Thus, the investigators hypothesized, "if you are deficient in vitamin D, it may lead to a break of
self-tolerance and the development of autoimmunity," Dr.
T-cells are designed with an in-built safety mechanism, called
self-tolerance, which normally stops them from accidentally reacting with healthy tissues.
Severe thrombocytopenia often develops in dogs as an autoimmune process, in which the immune system loses
self-tolerance and destroys platelets as if they were foreign invaders.
There is accumulating evidence that naturally arising CD4+CD25+regulatory T (Treg) cells play a crucial role in the maintenance of immunologic
self-tolerance and negative control of immune responses [8].
