Autor: |
Jinhee Lee, Soyoung Jang, Minjee Choi, Mincheol Kang, Su-Geun Lim, SI-Yong Kim, Soyeon Jang, Jiwon Ko, Eungyung Kim, Junkoo Yi, Yeonsik Choo, Myoung Ok Kim, Zae Young Ryoo |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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Zdroj: |
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2045-2322 |
DOI: |
10.1038/s41598-021-94855-5 |
Popis: |
Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs. Recent studies suggest relevance between cysteine protease cathepsin S (CTSS) expression and SLE. To investigate the mechanism of CTSS in SLE, CTSS-overexpressing transgenic (TG) mice were generated, and induced lupus-like symptoms. Eight months later, the TG mice spontaneously developed typical SLE symptoms regardless of the inducement. Furthermore, we observed increased toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) expression with increased monocyte and neutrophil populations in the TG mice. In conclusion, overexpression of CTSS in mice influences TLR7 expression, autoantibodies and IFN-α, which leads to an autoimmune reaction and exacerbates lupus-like symptoms. |
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