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X-linked Foxp3 (Scurfy) mutation dominantly inhibits submandibular gland development and inflammation respectively through adaptive and innate immune mechanisms.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2009
Sharma Rahul, Deshmukh Umesh S, Zheng Lingjie, Fu Shu Man, Ju Shyr-Te
Abstract excerpt
Scurfy (Foxp3(Sf)/Y), Il2(-/-), and Il2ralpha(-/-) mice are deficient in CD4(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg), but only the latter two develop inflammation in the submandibular gland (SMG), a critical target of Sjögren's syndrome. In this study, we investigated the reason that SMG of Scurfy (Sf), Sf.Il2(-/-), Sf.Il2ralpha(-/-), and the long-lived Sf.Fas(lpr/lpr) mice remained free of inflammation, even though...
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