Persisting viruses and chronic inflammation: understanding their relation to autoimmunity
Viral infections may induce and sustain autoimmune processes via several and overlapping mechanisms. We outline how chronic inflammation, sustained by persisting viruses, may be “the prerequisite” for initiation and maintenance of the multistep process leading to autoimmunity. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9795760/
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