Research progress of animal models of systemic lupus erythematosus / 中国实验动物学报

ABSTRACT

Systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE) is a chronic multisystem relapsing-remitting autoimmune disease, which affects human health seriously.There are numerous animal models that have long been employed in an effort to un-derstand the mechanism and treatment of SLE.Animal models of SLE were reviewed and compared in this paper, to provide references for the researchers to choose appropriate models for studying specific pathogenic mechanism and diagnostic crite-ria, searching for targeted treatment interventions and developing potential therapeutic drugs.