Article
Mouse models of autoimmune diseases.
Current drug discovery technologies - 1 Dec 2009
Marques Andreia, Müller Susen
Abstract excerpt
Significant progress has been made in past decades in our understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases. Nevertheless, many questions remain unanswered, in particular regarding the mechanisms at very early stages of these diseases. Reliable animal models are of crucial importance in basic research and may help us to understand central disease pathways. They are also indispensable for...
Topics
- Animals
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Arthritis, Experimental
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Mice
- Models, Immunological
- Multiple Sclerosis
