Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Inhibits Dendritic Cell Activation and Attenuates Nephritis in a Mouse Model of Lupus

Ahmed S. Elshikha; Yuanqing Lu; Mong-Jen Chen; Mohammad Akbar; Leilani Zeumer; Andrea Ritter; Hanaa Elghamry; Mahmoud A. Mahdi; Laurence Morel; Sihong Song

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156583

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Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Inhibits Dendritic Cell Activation and Attenuates Nephritis in a Mouse Model of Lupus

Ahmed S. Elshikha,

Affiliations Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America, Department of Pharmaceutics, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt
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Yuanqing Lu,

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Mong-Jen Chen,

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Mohammad Akbar,

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Leilani Zeumer,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Andrea Ritter,

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Hanaa Elghamry,

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt
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Mahmoud A. Mahdi,

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt
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Laurence Morel,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Sihong Song

* E-mail: shsong@ufl.edu

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Inhibits Dendritic Cell Activation and Attenuates Nephritis in a Mouse Model of Lupus

Ahmed S. Elshikha,
Yuanqing Lu,
Mong-Jen Chen,
Mohammad Akbar,
Leilani Zeumer,
Andrea Ritter,
Hanaa Elghamry,
Mahmoud A. Mahdi,
Laurence Morel,
Sihong Song

Published: May 27, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156583

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