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15488242

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
We have developed a model of unilateral adjuvant-arthritis that is reproducible across two mouse strains. DBA/1 and C57BL/6 male mice were injected intra-articularly into a stifle joint with FCA (5 microg in 5 microl) once per week for 4 weeks. Measurements of joint diameter and joint histopathology were used to monitor the course of the arthritis. Inflammatory hyperalgesia was assessed as the pressure causing a limb withdrawal. FCA injection into the mouse stifle joint caused a pronounced increase in joint diameter when compared to the contralateral limb or vehicle controls. There was also a significant decrease in the pressure required to elicit a withdrawal of the injected limb. Histology showed arthritic changes, including synovial hypertrophy and polymorphonuclear neutrophil infiltration. In established chronic inflammation, seven days of treatment with either indomethacin (NSAID) or prednisolone (steroid) caused a significant decrease in joint inflammation and associated hyperalgesia. FCA induces a long-lasting joint inflammation in DBA/1 and C57BL/6 mice, which is restricted to the injected joint and exhibits some of the pathology associated with an arthritic condition. This model will be useful in examining the effect of joint inflammation on nociceptor sensitisation in both normal and transgenic mice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0165-0270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
139
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
A robust model of adjuvant-induced chronic unilateral arthritis in two mouse strains.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, 1 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, UK. s.gauldie@ed.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't