Demethylation of the same promoter sequence increases CD70 expression in lupus T cells and T cells treated with lupus-inducing drugs

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 174, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 6212-6219

  Lu, Qianjin ^a,b   Wu, Ailing ^a   Richardson, Bruce C ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d 5310 Can Ctr/Geriatrics Ctr Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; AZATHIOPRINE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD70 ANTIGEN; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MEPACRINE; METHOTREXATE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 18644376210     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.10.6212     Document Type: Article

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