2012
Caspase‐activated DNase is required for maintenance of tolerance to lupus nuclear autoantigens
Jog NR, Frisoni L, Shi Q, Monestier M, Hernandez S, Craft J, Prak ET, Caricchio R. Caspase‐activated DNase is required for maintenance of tolerance to lupus nuclear autoantigens. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2012, 64: 1247-1256. PMID: 22127758, PMCID: PMC3292632, DOI: 10.1002/art.33448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseMouse modelApoptotic cellsNuclear autoantigensDNA antibody titersLupus-prone miceAbsence of CADMaintenance of toleranceAutoreactive B cellsAnti-DNA antibodiesApoptotic modificationsLupus developmentGeneration of autoantigensAntinuclear antibodiesLupus erythematosusAntibody titersAutoimmune diseasesActive caspase-3Apoptotic bodiesB cellsMiceAutoantigensCAD deficiencyCaspase-3
2000
Roles of Fas and Fas ligand during mammary gland remodeling
Song J, Sapi E, Brown W, Nilsen J, Tartaro K, Kacinski B, Craft J, Naftolin F, Mor G. Roles of Fas and Fas ligand during mammary gland remodeling. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2000, 106: 1209-1220. PMID: 11086022, PMCID: PMC381435, DOI: 10.1172/jci10411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCaspase 3CaspasesCell LineCulture MediaCulture Media, Serum-FreeDexamethasoneEpithelial CellsFas Ligand ProteinFas ReceptorFemaleGene ExpressionHumansMammary Glands, AnimalMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, KnockoutPregnancyPregnancy, AnimalRNA, MessengerConceptsMammary epithelial cellsFas/FasL signalsMouse mammary epithelial cellsMammary gland remodelingFasL proteinApoptotic cellsEpithelial cellsInduction of apoptosisAccumulation of cellsSubsequent neoplastic developmentRole of FasMammary gland tissueFasL signalsMammary tissueCell deathExpression of FasFas-FasL interactionMouse mammary tissueMammary cellsCaspase-3Autocrine inductionFas ligandMammary epitheliumNeoplastic developmentTumor development