Abstract Number: 2499 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Peroxisome-Proliferator Activated Receptor-γ Agonist Pioglitazone Modulates Aberrant T-Cell Responses in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Previous studies indicate that PPAR-γ agonists, including pioglitazone (PIO), down-regulate autoimmune responses and renal inflammation in murine SLE. However, the mechanisms implicated in this process…Abstract Number: 2337 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Therapeutic Promotion of CD8 CTL by CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) in an Induced Model of Lupus
Background/Purpose: In addition to TcR signaling and costimulation, CD8 T cells require a third signal to mature into effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). In pathogen…Abstract Number: 2316 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Generation of CD4+ Follicular Helper T cells by Complement and Immune Complexes
Background/Purpose: Complement opsonized immune complexes (ICs) are key players of disease pathology. We showed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ICs and complement (C’) drive activation…