Article
Genetic influences on the end-stage effector phase of arthritis.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 6 Aug 2001
Ji H, Gauguier D, Ohmura K, Gonzalez A, Duchatelle V, Danoy P, Garchon H J, Degott C, Lathrop M, Benoist C, Mathis D
Abstract excerpt
K/BxN T cell receptor transgenic mice are a model of inflammatory arthritis, most similar to rheumatoid arthritis, that is critically dependent on both T and B lymphocytes. Transfer of serum, or just immunoglobulins, from arthritic K/BxN animals into healthy recipients provokes arthritis efficiently, rapidly, and with high penetrance. We have explored the genetic heterogeneity in the response to serum transfer,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
