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Lupus-prone B6.Nba2 male and female mice display anti-DWEYS reactivity and a neuropsychiatric phenotype.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 May 2021
Browne Kim, Zhang Emily, Sullivan James K, Evonuk Kirsten S, DeSilva Tara M, Jorgensen Trine N
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OBJECTIVE: Neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE), a manifestation of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is characterized by psychiatric symptoms including anxiety and depression and upregulated autoantibodies. The B6.Nba2 spontaneous mouse model develops SLE, but has not previously been tested for NPSLE. METHODS: We investigated the NPSLE phenotype in male and female B6.Nba2 mice (n = 12 each)...
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