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C3a receptor deficiency accelerates the onset of renal injury in the MRL/lpr mouse.
Molecular immunology - 1 Apr 2009
Wenderfer Scott E, Wang Hongyu, Ke Baozhen, Wetsel Rick A, Braun Michael C
Abstract excerpt
The development and progression of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is strongly associated with complement activation and deposition. The anaphylatoxin C3a is a product of complement activation with immunomodulatory properties, and the receptor for C3a (C3aR) is not only expressed by granulocytes and antigen presenting cell populations, but it is also strongly up-regulated in lupus prone mice with active...
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