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IRF4 deficiency abrogates lupus nephritis despite enhancing systemic cytokine production.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Aug 2011
Lech Maciej, Weidenbusch Marc, Kulkarni Onkar P, Ryu Mi, Darisipudi Murthy Narayana, Susanti Heni Eka, Mittruecker Hans-Willi, Mak Tak W, Anders Hans-Joachim
Abstract excerpt
The IFN-regulatory factors IRF1, IRF3, IRF5, and IRF7 modulate processes involved in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus and lupus nephritis, but the contribution of IRF4, which has multiple roles in innate and adaptive immunity, is unknown. To determine a putative pathogenic role of IRF4 in lupus, we crossed Irf4-deficient mice with autoimmune C57BL/6-(Fas)lpr mice. IRF4 deficiency associated with increased...
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