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ArticleImmunologic research2008

Anti-Sm B cell tolerance and tolerance loss in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Stephen H Clarke

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Article in Immunologic research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Dendritic cells in systemic lupus erythematosus.International reviews of immunology · 2010
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Stephen H ClarkeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. shl@med.unc.edu

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmunity is a serious health problem and understanding the maintenance and loss of tolerance to self-antigens are key issues in developing new therapeutic strategies to treat these diseases. Despite considerable progress toward understanding B cell tolerance and tolerance loss, much remains unknown, particularly regarding B cells specific for antigens targeted in disease. Our interest in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a B cell-mediated autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies to numerous nuclear antigens, is focused on understanding B cell tolerance and tolerance loss to the SLE-specific autoantigen Sm in mice and humans. Our work aims to provide the cellular and molecular underpinnings for the development of rational therapies to target autoreactive B cells in human SLE.

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AnimalsApoptosisAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesDendritic CellsHumansImmune ToleranceLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMicesnRNP Core ProteinsAutoantibodiessnRNP Core Proteins

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