Article
Altered susceptibility to collagen-induced arthritis in transgenic mice with aberrant expression of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 1998
Ma Y, Thornton S, Boivin G P, Hirsh D, Hirsch R, Hirsch E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of overexpression or deletion of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). METHODS: Mice overexpressing the IL-1Ra gene under the control of its endogenous promoter, mice lacking IL-1Ra, and normal littermate controls were i...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibody Formation
- Arthritis, Experimental
- B-Lymphocytes
- Collagen
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunization
- Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger
- Sialoglycoproteins
- T-Lymphocytes
