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Highly arthritis-susceptible DA rats express IL-1beta in articular cartilage.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Mar 2009
Weiss R J, Erlandsson Harris H, Palmblad K
Abstract excerpt
There are genetically determined differences in susceptibility to arthritis among inbred rat strains. The aim of the present study was to elucidate phenotypical differences, by determining expression of TNF and IL-1beta, two pivotal mediators of arthritis, in the highly arthritis-prone Dark Agouti (DA) rat compared to that of two arthritis-resistant rat strains, the major histocompatibility complex-homologous...
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