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Role of endogenous and exogenous female sex hormones in arthritis and osteoporosis development in B10.Q-ncf1*/* mice with collagen-induced chronic arthritis.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 16 Dec 2010
Jochems Caroline, Islander Ulrika, Erlandsson Malin, Engdahl Cecilia, Lagerquist Marie, Gjertsson Inger, Ohlsson Claes, Holmdahl Rikard, Carlsten Hans
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BACKGROUND: Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is an often-used murine model for human rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Earlier studies have shown potent anti-arthritic effects with the female sex hormone estradiol and the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) raloxifene in CIA in DBA/1-mice. B10.Q-ncf1*/*mice are B10.Q mice with a mutated Ncf1 gene. In B10.Q-ncf1*/*mice, CIA develops as a chronic relapsing...
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