Increased number of T cells and exacerbated inflammatory pathophysiology in a human IgG4 knock-in MRL/lpr mouse model.
Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4 is an IgG subclass that can exhibit inhibitory functions under certain conditions because of its capacity to carry out Fab-arm exchange, inability to form immune complexes, and lack of antibody-dependent and complement-dependent cytotoxicity. Although several diseases have bee...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279389 |