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Sjögren's syndrome in the NOD mouse model is an interleukin-4 time-dependent, antibody isotype-specific autoimmune disease.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Mar 2006
Gao Juehua, Killedar Smruti, Cornelius Janet G, Nguyen Cuong, Cha Seunghee, Peck Ammon B
Abstract excerpt
NOD.B10-H2b and NOD/LtJ mice manifest many features of primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome (SjS), respectively, an autoimmune disease affecting primarily the salivary and lacrimal glands leading to xerostomia (dry mouth) and xerophthalmia (dry eyes). A previous study suggested that the T(H2) cytokine, interleukin (IL)-4, plays an integral role in the development and onset of SjS-like disease in the NOD mouse...
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