Article
MHC class II alleles associated with Th1 rather than Th17 type immunity drive the onset of early arthritis in a rat model of rheumatoid arthritis.
European journal of immunology - 1 Mar 2017
Tuncel Jonatan, Haag Sabrina, Holmdahl Rikard
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the MHC class II (MHCII) genes are strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis, supporting the importance of autoreactive T helper (Th) cells for the development of this disease. Here, we used pristane-induced arthritis (PIA), induced by the non-antigenic hydrocarbon pristane, to study the impact of different MHCII alleles on T-cell activation and differentiation. In MHCII-congenic rats with...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
