Article
Characterization of cutaneous infiltrates in MRL/lpr mice monitored from onset to the full development of lupus erythematosus-like skin lesions.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Apr 1991
Kanauchi H, Furukawa F, Imamura S
Abstract excerpt
The skin is a primary site injured in lupus erythematosus (LE), but it is still controversial whether the injury is due to cells of the mononuclear infiltrate and which immunocompetent cells play the major role in the development of cutaneous LE. To better characterize the role of immunocompetent...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Surface
- Dendritic Cells
- Epidermis
- Female
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Langerhans Cells
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous
- Lymph Nodes
- Mice
- Phenotype
- Skin
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets
- Thy-1 Antigens