Article selection

Articles selected from Faculty of 1000 in June 2004

Iain McInnes

Author Affiliations

Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Queen Elizabeth Building, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK

Arthritis Res Ther 2004, 6:E4 doi:10.1186/ar1206


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Published:25 June 2004

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Articles selected from Faculty of 1000

Biragyn A, Ruffini PA, Leifer CA, Klyushnenkova E, Shakhov A, Chertov O, Shirakawa AK, Farber JM, Segal DM, Oppenheim JJ, Kwak LW: Toll-like receptor 4-dependent activation of dendritic cells by beta-defensin 2.
Science 2002, 298: 1025-9
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Feuerer M, Beckhove P, Garbi N, Mahnke Y, Limmer A, Hommel M, Hämmerling GJ, Kyewski B, Hamann A, Umansky V, Schirrmacher V: Bone marrow as a priming site for T-cell responses to blood-borne antigen.
Nat Med 2003, 9: 1151-7
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Lesley R, Xu Y, Kalled SL, Hess DM, Schwab SR, Shu HB, Cyster JG: Reduced competitiveness of autoantigen-engaged B cells due to increased dependence on BAFF.
Immunity 2004, 20: 441-53
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Poirot L, Benoist C, Mathis D: Natural killer cells distinguish innocuous and destructive forms of pancreatic islet autoimmunity.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004, 101: 8102-7
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Sanna V, Di Giacomo A, La Cava A, Lechler RI, Fontana S, Zappacosta S, Matarese G: Leptin surge precedes onset of autoimmune encephalomyelitis and correlates with development of pathogenic T cell responses.
J Clin Invest 2003, 111: 241-50
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Schaerli P, Ebert L, Willimann K, Blaser A, Roos RS, Loetscher P, Moser B: A skin-selective homing mechanism for human immune surveillance T cells.
J Exp Med 2004, 199: 1265-75
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