Oral Tolerance Induction in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis with Candida utilis Expressing the Immunogenic MOG35-55 Peptide.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that attacks myelinated axons in the central nervous system. Induction of oral tolerance is a potent mechanism to prevent autoimmunity. The food yeast Candida utilis was used to test the therapeutic potential of oral tolerance induction in an animal m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4861260?pdf=render |