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Abstract
NZB/NZW mice spontaneously exhibit autoimmune disease similar to that seen in human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We demonstrated that total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) reversed well expressed disease in 6-mo-old NZB/NZW females with a prolongation in survival, decrease in proteinuria, and decrease in anti-DNA antibodies as compared to control animals. Few side effects were observed in the treated group. TLI also prolonged survival in animals with advanced renal disease. These findings suggest that TLI may have application to the treatment of human SLE.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 313431 PMCID: PMC2185621 DOI: 10.1084/jem.150.2.371
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307