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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is an experimental animal model of human rheumatoid arthritis being characterized by synovitis and progressive destruction of cartilage and bone. CIA is induced by injection of heterologous or homologous collagen type II in a susceptible murine strain. DBA/1J mice deficient of complement factors C3 (C3(-/-)) and factor B (FB(-/-)) were generated to elucidate the role of the complement system in CIA. When immunized with bovine collagen type II emulsified in CFA, control mice developed severe arthritis and high CII-specific IgG Ab titers. In contrast, the C3(-/-) and FB(-/-) were highly resistant to CIA and displayed decreased CII-specific IgG Ab response. A repeated bovine collagen type II exposure 3 wk after the initial immunization led to an increase in the Ab response in all mice and triggered arthritis also in the complement-deficient mice. Although the arthritic score of the C3(-/-) mice was low, the arthritis in FB(-/-) mice ranked intermediate with regard to C3(-/-) and control mice. We conclude that complement activation by both the classical and the alternative pathway plays a deleterious role in CIA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
454-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Arthritis, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Cartilage, Articular, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Collagen Type II, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Complement C3, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Complement Factor B, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-H-2 Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Immunization, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Joints, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:12077276-Mice, Transgenic
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Complement deficiency ameliorates collagen-induced arthritis in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't