CDNA immunization of mice with human thyroglobulin generates both humoral and T cell responses: A novel model of thyroid autoimmunity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Jacobson, Eric M ^a   Concepcion, Erlinda ^b   Ho, Kenneth ^b   Kopp, Peter ^c   Vono Toniolo, Jussara ^c   Tomer, Yaron ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; THYROGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SKELETAL MUSCLE; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; C3H MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

MUS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PLASMIDS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 79955720569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019200     Document Type: Article

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