Conditional up-regulation of MHC class I in skeletal muscle leads to self-sustaining autoimmune myositis and myositis-specific autoantibodies
Nagaraju K, Raben N, Loeffler L, Parker T, Rochon P, Lee E, Danning C, Wada R, Thompson C, Bahtiyar G, Craft J, van Huijsduijnen R, Plotz P. Conditional up-regulation of MHC class I in skeletal muscle leads to self-sustaining autoimmune myositis and myositis-specific autoantibodies. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 9209-9214. PMID: 10922072, PMCID: PMC16847, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.16.9209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoimmune DiseasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalMyositisUp-RegulationConceptsMHC class IMyositis-specific autoantibodiesClass IAutoimmune diseasesSkeletal muscleHuman inflammatory myopathiesHuman myositisInflammatory myopathiesAutoimmune myositisImmunological featuresSpontaneous human diseaseYoung miceAutoantibodiesMuscle cellsNonspecific eventsDiseaseMiceMyositisMuscleCommon specificityHuman diseasesSpecific patternsSpecificityStimuliMyopathy