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Susceptibility of lupus-prone NZM mouse strains to lead exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus symptoms.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A - 23 May 2003
Hudson Chad A, Cao Ling, Kasten-Jolly Jane, Kirkwood James N, Lawrence David A
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It has been repeatedly shown that the heavy metal mercury can induce or exacerbate lupus like autoimmunity in susceptible strains of rats and mice. A hallmark of such autoimmune induction is the accompaniment of an immune shift, in which there is usually an initial skewing toward a Th2-like immune environment. Another heavy metal, lead (Pb), has also been found to induce a Th2 shift in mice. However, exposure of...
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