Although the increase in CD40 expression that we found in pDCs, after the onset of lupus, did not reach statistical significance with non-parametric tests, we cannot exclude CD40-CD40L interactions as a mechanism by which pDCs are induced to overproduce type I IFN and sustain autoimmunity.
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Abnormal costimulatory phenotype and function of dendritic cells before and after the onset of severe murine lupus.
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