Deficiency in β2-Microglobulin, But Not CD1, Accelerates Spontaneous Lupus Skin Disease While Inhibiting Nephritis in MRL-Faslpr Mice: An Example of Disease Regulation at the Organ Level
Chan O, Paliwal V, McNiff J, Park S, Bendelac A, Shlomchik M. Deficiency in β2-Microglobulin, But Not CD1, Accelerates Spontaneous Lupus Skin Disease While Inhibiting Nephritis in MRL-Faslpr Mice: An Example of Disease Regulation at the Organ Level. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 167: 2985-2990. PMID: 11509649, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.5.2985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin diseasesT cell-dependent mechanismMRL/lpr miceLupus skin diseaseLupus skin lesionsMRL-Faslpr miceNonclassical MHC moleculesTarget organ diseaseCell-dependent mechanismTarget organ levelRegulation of autoimmunitySecondary lymphoid tissuesAutoreactive lymphocytesMurine lupusLpr miceSystemic diseaseAutoimmune diseasesLymphoid tissueOrgan diseaseDeficient miceT cellsSkin lesionsEnd organsOrgan levelImmune system