Early ovariectomy results in reduced numbers of CD11c+/CD11b+ spleen cells and impacts disease expression in murine lupus

Ninety percent of those diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are female, with peak incidence between the ages of 15 and 45, when women are most hormonally active. Despite significant research effort, the mechanisms underlying this sex bias remain unclear. We previously showed that a fu...

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Main Authors: Melissa Anne Cunningham, Jena Rae Wirth, Jennifer Lynn Scott, Jackie eEudaly, Erin Louise Collins, Gary Stephen Gilkeson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00031/full