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Decreased expression of the Ets family transcription factor Fli-1 markedly prolongs survival and significantly reduces renal disease in MRL/lpr mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2004
Zhang Xian K, Gallant Sarah, Molano Ivan, Moussa Omar M, Ruiz Phillip, Spyropoulos Demetri D, Watson Dennis K, Gilkeson Gary
Abstract excerpt
Increased Fli-1 mRNA is present in PBLs from systemic lupus erythematosus patients, and transgenic overexpression of Fli-1 in normal mice leads to a lupus-like disease. We report in this study that MRL/lpr mice, an animal model of systemic lupus erythematosus, have increased splenic expression of Fli-1 protein compared with BALB/c mice. Using mice with targeted gene disruption, we examined the effect of reduced...
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