Higher-order CpG-DNA stimulation reveals distinct activation requirements for marginal zone and follicular B cells in lupus mice

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1951-1962

  Brummel, Rachel ^a   Roberts, Tara L ^b   Stacey, Katryn J ^b   Lenert, Petar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; B lymphocytes; CpG; Interferons; Lupus

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; CPG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; DNA; INTERFERON; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIGAND; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LUPUS VULGARIS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TH1 CELL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CPG ISLANDS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA; FEMALE; LIGANDS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, INBRED MRL LPR; MICE, INBRED NZB; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

EID: 33746238512     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535734     Document Type: Article

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