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Genetic dissection of V alpha 14J alpha 18 natural T cell number and function in autoimmune-prone mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jun 2003
Matsuki Naoto, Stanic Aleksandar K, Embers Monica E, Van Kaer Luc, Morel Laurence, Joyce Sebastian
Abstract excerpt
Nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice, a model for type I diabetes (TID), have reduced numbers of invariant V alpha 14J alpha 18 TCR alpha-chain-positive natural T (iNKT) cells that do not release IL-4 in response to in vivo activation through their Ag receptor. The deficit in iNKT cell number and function is implicated in immune dysregulation and the etiology of TID. Therefore, we reasoned that the genetic determinant(s)...
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