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Development of pristane induced mice model for lupus with atherosclerosis and analysis of TLR expression.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Chen Xiaoqing, Cui RanRan, Li Rongda, Lin Huili, Huang Ziyang, Lin Ling
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OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to establish a murine model of lupus with atherosclerosis, and to investigate the expression of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in the aorta and kidney. METHODS: The 9-week-old female ApoE-/- and C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into a ApoE-/- pristane treated group (group A), ApoE-/- control group (group B), C57BL/6 pristane treated group (group C) and C57BL/6 control group...
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