Nanogel-based delivery of mycophenolic acid ameliorates systemic lupus erythematosus in mice
Look M, Stern E, Wang QA, DiPlacido LD, Kashgarian M, Craft J, Fahmy TM. Nanogel-based delivery of mycophenolic acid ameliorates systemic lupus erythematosus in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1741-1749. PMID: 23454752, PMCID: PMC3613921, DOI: 10.1172/jci65907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusMedian survival timeMycophenolic acidLupus erythematosusImmune cellsLupus-prone NZB/W F1 miceNZB/W F1 miceSimilar therapeutic resultsW F1 miceSevere renal damageCD4 T cellsAntigen-presenting cellsLupus therapyRenal damageIL-12Immunosuppressant mycophenolic acidInflammatory cytokinesProphylactic useTherapeutic resultsF1 miceT cellsSurvival timeGreater dosesErythematosusImmunosuppression