Immune tolerance to autoantibody-derived peptides delays development of autoimmunity in murine lupus.

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Mechanisms that initiate and maintain autoantibody (autoAb) production in individuals with autoimmune diseases like SLE are poorly understood. Inadequate suppression of autoreactive T cells and/or unusual activation of T and B cells may underlie the persistence of pathogenic autoAbs in lupus. Here, we examine the possibility that in mice with lupus, autoAb molecules may be upregulating their own production by...

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