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Female mice are more susceptible to developing inflammatory disorders due to impaired transforming growth factor beta signaling in salivary glands.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2007
Nandula Seshagiri R, Amarnath Shoba, Molinolo Alfredo, Bandyopadhyay Bidhan C, Hall Bradford, Goldsmith Corinne M, Zheng Changyu, Larsson Jonas, Sreenath Taduru, Chen WanJun, Ambudkar Indu S, Karlsson Stefan, Baum Bruce J, Kulkarni Ashok B
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OBJECTIVE: Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) plays a key role in the onset and resolution of autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammation. The aim of this study was to delineate the precise function of TGFbeta signaling in salivary gland inflammation. METHODS: We impaired TGFbeta signaling in mouse salivary glands by conditionally inactivating expression of TGFbeta receptor type I (TGFbetaRI), either by...
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