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Experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis may occur in the context of a polarized Th1- or Th2-type immune response in rats.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 1999
Saoudi A, Bernard I, Hoedemaekers A, Cautain B, Martinez K, Druet P, De Baets M, Guéry J C
Abstract excerpt
Experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) is a T cell-dependent, Ab-mediated autoimmune disease induced in rats by a single immunization with acetylcholine receptor (AChR). Although polarized Th1 responses have been shown to be crucial for the development of mouse EAMG, the role of Th cell subsets in rat EAMG is not well established. In the present work we show that while the incidence and severity of EAMG...
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