Local administration of soluble CD40:Fc to the salivary glands of non-obese diabetic mice does not ameliorate autoimmune inflammation.

CD40-CD154 (CD40 ligand) interaction in the co-stimulatory pathway is involved in many (auto)immune processes and both molecules are upregulated in salivary glands of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients. Interference within the CD40 pathway has ameliorated (auto)inflammation in a number of disease...

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Main Authors: Nienke Roescher, Jelle L Vosters, Zhenan Lai, Toshimitsu Uede, Paul P Tak, John A Chiorini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530540?pdf=render