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Activation of toll-like receptor-7 exacerbates lupus nephritis by modulating regulatory T cells.
American journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2014
Gong Li, Wang Yuanzhan, Zhou LiLi, Bai Xiaoyan, Wu Sha, Zhu Fengxin, Zhu Yu Feng
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BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptor-7 (TLR7), which recognizes viral single-stranded RNA, can trigger immune complex glomerulonephritis in experimental lupus erythematosus. However, whether it modulates dendritic cells (DCs) phenotype and regulatory T cells (Treg) function is incompletely understood. METHOD: Splenocytes and bone marrow DCs were obtained from 5- and 20-week-old female MRL(lpr/lpr) mice and C57BL/6...
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