2015
A Central Role for HLA-DR3 in Anti-Smith Antibody Responses and Glomerulonephritis in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Spontaneous Lupus
Chowdhary VR, Dai C, Tilahun AY, Hanson JA, Smart MK, Grande JP, Rajagopalan G, Fu SM, David CS. A Central Role for HLA-DR3 in Anti-Smith Antibody Responses and Glomerulonephritis in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Spontaneous Lupus. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 4660-4667. PMID: 26475924, PMCID: PMC5292932, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA-DR3NZM2328 miceClass IIMouse modelEndogenous MHC class IIAnti-dsDNA titersWire-loop lesionsSystemic lupus erythematosusSpecific HLA allelesMHC class IITransgenic mouse modelAnti-Sm AbsLupus erythematosusSevere proteinuriaAutoimmune responseHLA-DR2Lymphoid aggregatesAntibody responseHLA-DR3 moleculesHistological scoresT cellsImmune responseSpontaneous lupusHLA allelesHuman studies
2001
Cd4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Mice Are Hyperresponsive to T Cell Receptor Engagement with Low and High Affinity Peptide Antigens
Vratsanos G, Jung S, Park Y, Craft J. Cd4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Mice Are Hyperresponsive to T Cell Receptor Engagement with Low and High Affinity Peptide Antigens. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2001, 193: 329-338. PMID: 11157053, PMCID: PMC2195926, DOI: 10.1084/jem.193.3.329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell receptorLupus-prone miceT cellsT cell activationPigeon cytochrome cAlpha/beta T cellsCell activationTransgenic T cell receptorBeta T cellsAntigen-presenting cellsCBA/CaJT cell receptor engagementLow affinityBeta-chain geneMRL/Cell receptor engagementPolyclonal activationSpontaneous lupusAmino acids 88Cognate antigenCell receptorAntigenPeptide ligandsReceptor engagementLupus
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