"Mice, Inbred MRL lpr" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mouse substrain that is genetically predisposed to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome, which has been found to be clinically similar to the human disease. It has been determined that this mouse strain carries a mutation in the fas gene. Also, the MRL/lpr is a useful model to study behavioral and cognitive deficits found in autoimmune diseases and the efficacy of immunosuppressive agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D019463
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.050.199.520.520.555 B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.505.500.400.555
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| Concept/Terms |
Mice, Inbred MRL lpr- Mice, Inbred MRL lpr
- Mouse, MRL lpr
- MRL lpr Mouse
- Mice, MRL lpr
- MRL lpr Mice
- Mouse, Inbred MRL lpr
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mice, Inbred MRL lpr" by people in Profiles.
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Kim N, Ussin L, Cheng X, Murali R, Sullivan KE. TNFalpha inhibition in MRL/lpr mice ameliorates pulmonary but not renal disease. J Autoimmun. 2002 Dec; 19(4):215-22.