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Diabetes-prone NOD mice show an expanded subpopulation of mature circulating monocytes, which preferentially develop into macrophage-like cells in vitro.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Jul 2005
Nikolic Tatjana, Bouma Gerben, Drexhage Hemmo A, Leenen Pieter J M
Abstract excerpt
In the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse, a model of autoimmune diabetes, dendritic cells (DC), and macrophages (Mphi) is important for the initiation and progression of autoimmunity and the final destruction of beta-cells. Previous studies suggested that an aberrant development of DC and Mphi is related to their pathogenic function. To study this in vivo, we investigated NOD mouse monocytes, the direct precursors of...
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