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Sequential conversion of the redox status of macrophages dictates the pathological progression of autoimmune diabetes.
European journal of immunology - 1 Apr 2003
Murata Yukie, Amao Michiko, Hamuro Junji
Abstract excerpt
The redox status of macrophages (M phi), indexed by intracellular content of glutathione (icGSH), varies sequentially along with disease progression in nonobese diabetic mice. At the stage of early insulitis, M phi skew to oxidative M phi (OM phi) with decreased icGSH, then to reductive M phi (RM phi) with elevated icGSH and to OM phi after the occurrence of diabetes. RM phi or OM phi inducing agents either...
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