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Enhanced early expansion and maturation of semi-invariant NK T cells inhibited autoimmune pathogenesis in congenic nonobese diabetic mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2008
Ueno Aito, Wang Jianxiong, Cheng Lu, Im Jin S, Shi Yan, Porcelli Steven A, Yang Yang
Abstract excerpt
Semi-invariant NK T cell (iNKT) deficiency has long been associated with the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), but the linkage between this the deficiency and T1D susceptibility gene(s) remains unclear. We analyzed NOD mice subcongenic for resistant alleles of Idd9 locus in search for protective mechanisms against T1D, and found that iNKT cell development was significantly enhanced with a more advanced...
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