Abstract
Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are different ends of several common genetic traits and pathways ending in chronic inflammation, which depends on adaptive and innate immunity, respectively. Autoimmune but not autoinflammatory diseases are strongly associated with major histocompatibility class II alleles, which define the target antigen for T and/or antibody-dependent tissue damage. Both types of diseases can be triggered and maintained by internal or external factors. Among the latter, dysbiosis of the microbiota, which profoundly influences the nature of the immune-mediated inflammation and immune tolerance, has received a great deal of interest over the past two decades. Here we discuss the recent advances in the knowledge of the immune system and the mechanisms leading to autoimmunity or autoinflammation. Moreover, we revise some of the most recent information about the possible roles of the microbiota on these processes.
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Moreno, J., Pacheco-Tena, C. (2022). The Influence of the Microbiome and Genetic Associations on Immune Functions and on Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases. In: Dwivedi, M.K., Sankaranarayanan, A., Kemp, E.H., Shoenfeld, Y. (eds) Role of Microorganisms in Pathogenesis and Management of Autoimmune Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4800-8_23
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