Abstract Number: 1452 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inherent Strain-Based Differences in Qualitative CD4 T Cell Responses Determine Lupus Severity
Background/Purpose: A lupus-like disease can be induced in B6D2F1 mice by the transfer of parental DBA/2 splenocytes (DBA->F1). Transfer of splenocytes from the other parent…Abstract Number: 847 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enhanced ROCK Activation in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The Rho GTPases, Rac and RhoA, play a key role in immune responses by regulating both cytoskeletal reorganization and gene expression. RhoA exerts many…Abstract Number: 687 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gammadelta T Cells and Their Intracellular Cytokine Profile in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Gammadelta T cells represent a minor population of human peripheral blood T lymphocytes. As very rapid cytokine-producing cells, gammadelta T cells can regulate other…