Oral Tolerance: Therapeutic Implications for Autoimmune Diseases

Oral tolerance is classically defined as the suppression of immune responses to antigens (Ag) that have been administered previously by the oral route. Multiple mechanisms of tolerance are induced by oral Ag. Low doses favor active suppression, whereas higher doses favor clonal anergy/deletion. Oral...

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Main Authors: Ana M. C. Faria, Howard L. Weiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17402520600876804
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