Silica-related diseases in the modern world: A role for self-DNA sensing in lung inflammatory diseases

Allergy. 2020 Nov;75(11):3009-3010. doi: 10.1111/all.14463.

Authors

Dieudonnée Togbe¹, Sulayman Benmerzoug^{2

3}, Muazzam Jacobs⁴, Bernhard Ryffel^{1

4}, Valerie F J Quesniaux²

Affiliations

¹ Artimmune SAS, Orleans-Cedex 2, France.
² Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics, UMR7355, CNRS and University of Orleans, Lausanne, France.
³ Department of Urology, Urology Research Unit, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁴ Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 33155702
DOI: 10.1111/all.14463

No abstract available

Keywords: basic mechanisms; dendritic cells; inflammation; innate immunity; interferons; lung diseases other than asthma and COPD; macrophages.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

DNA
Humans
Lung
Lung Diseases*
Silicon Dioxide*

Substances

Silicon Dioxide
DNA