Advances in the understanding of mitochondrial DNA as a pathogenic factor in inflammatory diseases [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has many similarities with bacterial DNA because of their shared common ancestry. Increasing evidence demonstrates mtDNA to be a potent danger signal that is recognised by the innate immune system and can directly modulate the inflammatory response. In humans, elevated circ...

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Main Authors: Ray K. Boyapati, Arina Tamborska, David A. Dorward, Gwo-Tzer Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2017-02-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/6-169/v1