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Reduced susceptibility to collagen-induced arthritis in DBA/1J mice expressing the TSG-6 transgene.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Sept 2002
Mindrescu C, Dias A A M, Olszewski R J, Klein M J, Reis L F L, Wisniewski H-G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Expression of TSG-6 (tumor necrosis factor-stimulated gene 6) is induced by proinflammatory cytokines. This study was undertaken to examine the effects of local expression of TSG-6 in arthritic joints of TSG-6 transgenic mice, in the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model. METHODS: We generated transgenic mice that harbored the TSG-6 gene under the control of the T cell-specific lck promoter. Arthritis...
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