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Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor treatment of lupus autoimmune disease in MRL-lpr/lpr mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 1999
Zavala F, Masson A, Hadaya K, Ezine S, Schneider E, Babin O, Bach J F
Abstract excerpt
G-CSF not only functions as an endogenous hemopoietic growth factor for neutrophils, but also displays pro-Th2 and antiinflammatory properties that could be of therapeutic benefit in autoimmune settings. We evaluated the effect of treatment with G-CSF in a murine model of spontaneous systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease in which G-CSF is already administered to patients to alleviate neutropenia, a common...
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