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Differential roles of osteopontin/Eta-1 in early and late lpr disease.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Dec 2001
Weber G F, Cantor H
Abstract excerpt
The cytokine osteopontin (Eta-1) leads to macrophage-dependent polyclonal B-cell activation and is induced early in autoimmune prone mice with the lpr mutation, suggesting a significant pathogenic role for this molecule. Indeed, C57BL/6-Fas(lpr/lpr) mice crossed with osteopontin(-/-) mice display delayed onset of polyclonal B-cell activation, as judged by serum immunoglobulin levels. In contrast, they are subject...
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