Nitrosative stress and nitrated proteins in trichloroethene-mediated autoimmunity.

Exposure to trichloroethene (TCE), a ubiquitous environmental contaminant, has been linked to a variety of autoimmune diseases (ADs) including SLE, scleroderma and hepatitis. Mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of ADs are largely unknown. Earlier studies from our laboratory in MRL+/+ mice sugges...

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Main Authors: Gangduo Wang, Jianling Wang, Xuemei Luo, G A Shakeel Ansari, M Firoze Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4043737?pdf=render