Antagonism of the human epidermal growth factor receptor family controls disease severity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic potential of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family inhibitor, herstatin, in an animal model of arthritis. METHODS: Constructs of herstatin and modified tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)-herstatin were expressed in HEK 293T cells, and secrete...

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Main Authors: Sumariwalla, P, Jin, P, Zhang, J, Ni, I, Crawford, D, Shepard, H, Paleolog, E, Feldmann, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008