Phagocytosis Deficiency of Macrophages in NOD.H-2(h4) Mice Accelerates the Severity of Iodine-Induced Autoimmune Thyroiditis.

In conclusion, deficiencies in the apoptosis clearance of macrophages in NOD.H-2(h4) mice may constitute an early pathogenic mechanism in AIT that is not influenced by iodine intake. PMID: 29052174 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - Category: Biology Authors: Tags: Biol Trace Elem Res Source Type: research