| Literature DB >> 16095971 |
Umesh S Deshmukh1, Harini Bagavant, Janet Lewis, Felicia Gaskin, Shu Man Fu.
Abstract
Autoantibodies reactive with several cellular antigens are present in the sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Polypeptides within the Ro-RNP complex and the snRNP complex are often targeted by these autoantibodies. One of the mechanisms responsible for their evolution is that of epitope spreading. Experimental animal model systems provide evidence for this. This review discusses the animal model systems of epitope spreading within these ribonucleoprotein antigens, the mechanisms of epitope spreading, and its relevance for disease pathogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16095971 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.07.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Immunol ISSN: 1521-6616 Impact factor: 3.969