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Fungal Exposure and Development of Autoimmune Disorders
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Indugula, Reshmi
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Year and Degree
2017, MS, University of Cincinnati, Medicine: Immunology.
Abstract
Over the past decade there has been an alarming increase in prevalence of autoimmune diseases worldwide. They occur as a result of body’s inability to distinguish between self and non-self. Exposure to environmental microbes can play a crucial role in induction of these diseases. While controlled and targeted immune response is essential to eliminate microbial infection, uncontrolled and inappropriate immune response leads to autoimmune disorders. This review focuses on immune response to fungi and how fungal exposure can lead to autoimmune disorders. Despite disturbing health effects associated to fugal exposure, no standardized exposure limits or threshold limit value has been established yet. The nature and ubiquity of fungal materials makes it difficult to study exposure-disease relationships.
Committee
Ian Paul Lewkowich, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Jonathan Katz, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Tiina Reponen, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Pages
18 p.
Subject Headings
Immunology
Keywords
Fungal exposure
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Autoimmune disorders
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Indugula, R. (2017).
Fungal Exposure and Development of Autoimmune Disorders
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1505124409594398
APA Style (7th edition)
Indugula, Reshmi.
Fungal Exposure and Development of Autoimmune Disorders.
2017. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1505124409594398.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Indugula, Reshmi. "Fungal Exposure and Development of Autoimmune Disorders." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1505124409594398
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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