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Monocytosis and accelerated activation of lymphocytes in C1q-deficient autoimmune-prone mice.
Immunology - 1 Sept 2004
Trendelenburg Marten, Manderson Anthony P, Fossati-Jimack Liliane, Walport Mark J, Botto Marina
Abstract excerpt
C1q deficiency has been shown to accelerate spontaneous autoimmunity in mice. We studied the time course of activation of monocytes and lymphocytes in autoimmune and non-autoimmune mice in the presence or absence of C1q as a disease accelerator. Autoimmune MRL\Mp.C1qa-\- and non-autoimmune C57BL\6.C1qa-\- mice were analysed at various time points between 6 and 33 weeks of age and compared to strain- and...
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