Activation of Arterial Wall Dendritic Cells and Breakdown of Self-tolerance in Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous and occlusive vasculitis that causes blindness, stroke, and aortic aneurysm. CD4+ T cells are selectively activated in the adventitia of affected arteries. In human GCA artery–severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse chimeras, depletion of CD83+ den...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2004
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211768/ |