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Elimination of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells but not B cells eliminates inflammation and prolongs the survival of TGFbeta1-deficient mice.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Bommireddy Ramireddy, Engle Sandra J, Ormsby Ilona, Boivin Gregory P, Babcock George F, Doetschman Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) is a potent negative immunoregulatory molecule. We have previously shown that the autoimmune-mediated weaning-age lethality of Tgfb1-/- mice is reversed upon genetic combination with Scid or Rag null alleles. Here, we show that elimination of T but not B cells is sufficient for the reversal, but elimination of either CD4+ or CD8+ cells is not. Although elimination of B...
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