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: He X, Xiong C, Liu A, Zhao W, Xia X, Peng S, Li C, Zhou M, Li Y, Shi X, Shan Z, Teng W Tags: Biol Trace Elem Res Source Type: research