| Literature DB >> 6975325 |
M J Dauphinée, S B Kipper, D Wofsy, N Talal.
Abstract
IL 2 production was studied in autoimmune mice to assess the role of this lymphokine in the pathogenesis of murine lupus. Spleen and lymph node cells from autoimmune-susceptible mice show an age-dependent loss in the ability to produce functional IL 2. This defect correlates with disease expression and is most severe in MLR/Mp-Ipr/Ipr mice. MLR/Mp-Ipr/Ipr thymocytes gradually lose responsiveness to IL 2 with age. These results suggest that the immunoregulatory abnormalities of autoimmune mice may be due in part to IL 2 deficiency.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6975325
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol ISSN: 0022-1767 Impact factor: 5.422