| Literature DB >> 3259258 |
T J Santoro1, J P Portanova, B L Kotzin.
Abstract
The current study examines the role of the L3T4 T cell subset in the development of lupus-like autoimmunity and lymphoproliferation in lpr-bearing mice. Chronic treatment of MRL-lpr/lpr mice with anti-L3T4 antibody beginning at 4 wk old was found to markedly decrease the production of IgG anti-DNA and antihistone antibodies, while having no effect on IgM autoantibodies. A dramatic reduction in splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy was also observed coincident with a decrease in the percentage and total number of Thy-1+, B220+ cells. Together, the data suggest an important role for L3T4+ T cells in the pathogenesis of disease in lpr mice and provide further evidence that a requirement for the L3T4 subset may be a common feature of murine autoimmunity.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3259258 PMCID： PMC2188950 DOI： 10.1084/jem.167.5.1713
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN： 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307