Article
Inflammatory disease in HLA-B27 transgenic rats.
Immunological reviews - 1 Jun 1999
Taurog J D, Maika S D, Satumtira N, Dorris M L, McLean I L, Yanagisawa H, Sayad A, Stagg A J, Fox G M, Lê O'Brien A, Rehman M, Zhou M, Weiner A L, Splawski J B, Richardson J A, Hammer R E
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: A spontaneous inflammatory disease in rats transgenic for HLA-B27 resembles the B27-associated human spondyloarthropathies. Colitis and arthritis, the two most important features, require T cells, gut bacteria, and high expression of B27 in bone marrow-derived cells. Control rats with HLA-B7 remain healthy. Most rats with HLA-Cw6 (associated with psoriasis vulgaris) remain healthy; a minority develop...
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