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Mechanism of action of combined short-term CTLA4Ig and anti-CD40 ligand in murine systemic lupus erythematosus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Feb 2002
Wang Xiaobo, Huang Weiqing, Mihara Masahiko, Sinha Jayashree, Davidson Anne
Abstract excerpt
Short-term combination therapy with the costimulatory antagonists CTLA4Ig and anti-CD40 ligand induces prolonged suppression of disease onset in New Zealand Black/New Zealand White F(1) systemic lupus erythematosus-prone mice. To determine the mechanism for this effect, 20- to 22-wk-old New Zealand Black/New Zealand White F(1) mice were treated with six doses each of CTLA4Ig and anti-CD40 ligand Ab over 2 wk....
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