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Selective blockade of BAFF for the prevention and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis in NZM2410 mice.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 May 2010
Ramanujam Meera, Bethunaickan Ramalingam, Huang Weiqing, Tao Haiou, Madaio Michael P, Davidson Anne
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether BAFF or combined BAFF/APRIL blockade is effective in a mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis characterized by rapidly progressive glomerulosclerosis. METHODS: NZM2410 mice at early and late stages of SLE nephritis were treated with a short course of BAFF-R-Ig or TACI-Ig fusion protein. Proteinuria and serologic profile were evaluated every 2 weeks....
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