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["Forbidden" lymphocytes clones]

A A Vorobev, Iu V Nesvizhskiĭ

    Vestnik Rossiiskoi Akademii Meditsinskikh Nauk
    |November 1, 1993
    PubMed
    Summary

    Autoantibodies are naturally present in healthy individuals, indicating that autoantibody-producing lymphocytes are a normal part of the immune system in humans and mammals.

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    Area of Science:

    • Immunology
    • Autoimmunity
    • Cellular Biology

    Context:

    • Humoral autoimmune phenomena are typically studied in disease states.
    • The presence and role of autoantibodies in healthy individuals remain less understood.
    • Investigating the immune system in healthy subjects provides baseline data for disease research.

    Purpose:

    • To investigate the presence and significance of autoantibodies in healthy individuals.
    • To determine if autoantibody-producing lymphocytes are a normal component of the immune system.
    • To explore the implications of these findings for understanding autoimmunity.

    Summary:

    • Studies on healthy subjects revealed autoantibodies against various self-antigens in all participants' sera.
    • Autoantibody-producing lymphocytes were identified as a common morphological component within the immune system.
    • These findings suggest that autoimmunity, at a certain level, is a normal physiological process.

    Impact:

    • Re-evaluates the definition of autoimmunity and its presence in healthy states.
    • Provides a foundation for understanding the spectrum of immune responses from normal to pathological.
    • Suggests potential new avenues for diagnosing and managing autoimmune diseases by considering a 'normal' autoimmune baseline.

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