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Impaired expansion of regulatory T cells in a neonatal thymectomy-induced autoimmune mouse model.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Nov 2015
Yamada Akiko, Ushio Aya, Arakaki Rieko, Tsunematsu Takaaki, Kudo Yasusei, Hayashi Yoshio, Ishimaru Naozumi
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal thymectomy in certain mouse strains is known to induce organ-specific autoimmunity due to impaired functions of T cells, including Foxp3(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells in the thymus. The precise mechanism underlying the induction of autoimmunity by neonatal thymectomy remains unclear. One possibility is that depletion of Treg cells breaks down peripheral tolerance. We examined the functions of Treg cells...
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