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The effects of NO synthase inhibitors on murine collagen-induced arthritis do not support a role of NO in the protective effect of IFN-gamma.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Jul 2000
Vermeire K, Thielemans L, Matthys P, Billiau A
Abstract excerpt
DBA/1 mice deficient in expressing the interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) membrane receptor (IFN-gammaR KO mice) are more susceptible to collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) than wild-type mice, indicating that endogenous IFN-gamma plays a protective role in the pathogenesis of CIA. In IFN-gammaR KO mice, nitric oxide (NO) production during CIA is impaired. Because NO is known to exert immunosuppressive and...
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