Journal article
Type I Interferon Signaling Is Required for Dacryoadenitis in the Nonobese Diabetic Mouse Model of Sjogren Syndrome
Yury Chaly, Jennifer Y Barr, David A Sullivan, Helen E Thomas, Thomas C Brodnicki, Scott M Lieberman
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES | MDPI | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103259
Abstract
Nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice spontaneously develop lacrimal and salivary gland autoimmunity similar to human Sjögren syndrome. In both humans and NOD mice, the early immune response that drives T-cell infiltration into lacrimal and salivary glands is poorly understood. In NOD mice, lacrimal gland autoimmunity spontaneously occurs only in males with testosterone playing a role in promoting lacrimal gland inflammation, while female lacrimal glands are protected by regulatory T cells (Tregs). The mechanisms of this male-specific lacrimal gland autoimmunity are not known. Here, we studied the effects of Treg depletion in hormone-manipulated NOD mice and lacrimal gland gene expression to determin..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded by National Institutes of Health grant numbers EY027731 (S.M.L.) and EY05612 (D.A.S.), National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC, 1037321) and a fellowship from the NHMRC (H.T., 1042735). The data presented herein were obtained at the Flow Cytometry Facility, which is a Carver College of Medicine/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center core research facility at the University of Iowa. The Facility is funded through user fees and the generous financial support of the Carver College of Medicine, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Iowa City Veteran's Administration Medical Center. St Vincent's Institute laboratories are supported in part by the Victorian Operational Infrastructure Support Program.