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Role of TLR9 in anti-nucleosome and anti-DNA antibody production in lpr mutation-induced murine lupus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jul 2006
Lartigue Aurelia, Courville Philippe, Auquit Isabelle, François Arnaud, Arnoult Christophe, Tron François, Gilbert Daniele, Musette Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by the production of autoantibodies directed against nuclear Ags, including nucleosome and DNA. TLR9 is thought to play a role in the production of these autoantibodies through the capacity of nuclear immunogenic particles to interact both with BCR and TLR9. To determine the role of TLR9 in SLE, C57BL/6-lpr/lpr-TLR9(-/-) and TLR9(+/+) mice were analyzed. The...
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