Connective tissue diseases: Deficient antigen-specific T cell responses in SLE-prone mice

Nature Reviews Rheumatology 10, 700 (2014).
doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2014.196

Author: João H. Duarte
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with increased susceptibility to infections, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with this disease. In a study published in PLoS ONE, Lieberman and Tsokos show that lupus-prone mice have lower antigen-specific T cell responses to

Source: Nature Reviews Rheumatology - November 11, 2014 Category: Rheumatology Authors: João H. Duarte Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research