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Activation of invariant NK T cells protects against experimental rheumatoid arthritis by an IL-10-dependent pathway.
European journal of immunology - 1 Dec 2005
Miellot Aurore, Zhu Ren, Diem Séverine, Boissier Marie-Christophe, Herbelin André, Bessis Natacha
Abstract excerpt
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a unique lymphocyte subtype implicated in the regulation of autoimmunity and a good source of protective Th2 cytokines. Agonist alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer) of iNKT cells exert a therapeutical effect in type 1 diabetes. We investigated whether iNKT activation with alpha-GalCer was protective in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in DBA/1 mice, a standard model...
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