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IFN-alpha induces early lethal lupus in preautoimmune (New Zealand Black x New Zealand White) F1 but not in BALB/c mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 2005
Mathian Alexis, Weinberg Arthur, Gallegos Mike, Banchereau Jacques, Koutouzov Sophie
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies indicate that IFN-alpha is involved in pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. However, direct proof that IFN-alpha is not only necessary, but also sufficient to induce lupus pathogenicity is lacking. In this study, we show that in vivo adenovector-mediated delivery of murine IFN-alpha results in preautoimmune (New Zealand Black (NZB) x New Zealand White (NZW))F(1), but not in normal, mice,...
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