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Critical roles for interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor alpha in antibody-induced arthritis.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jul 2002
Ji Hong, Pettit Allison, Ohmura Koichiro, Ortiz-Lopez Adriana, Duchatelle Veronique, Degott Claude, Gravallese Ellen, Mathis Diane, Benoist Christophe
Abstract excerpt
In spontaneous inflammatory arthritis of K/BxN T cell receptor transgenic mice, the effector phase of the disease is provoked by binding of immunoglobulins (Igs) to joint surfaces. Inflammatory cytokines are known to be involved in human inflammatory arthritis, in particular rheumatoid arthritis, although, overall, the pathogenetic mechanisms of the human affliction remain unclear. To explore the analogy between...
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