Resistance to collagen-induced arthritis in DBA/1 mice by intraperitoneal administration of soluble type II collagen involves both CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes.

In this paper we report that intraperitoneal administration of type II collagen in a soluble form protects DBA/1 mice against collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) on subsequent arthritogenic challenge with soluble type II collagen in adjuvant. The degree of arthritis suppression, which is expressed in t...

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Principais autores: Williams, R, Whyte, A, Waldmann, H
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 1989