The immune response of guinea-pigs to type II collagen: poor cross-reactivity with homologous type II collagen accounts for resistance to collagen-induced arthritis.

In order to determine the susceptibility of guinea-pigs to collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), Hartley and Strain 13 guinea-pigs were immunized with heterologous or homologous type II collagen. None of the animals developed CIA. Because immunity to type II collagen plays a critical role in CIA, we cha...

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Autori principali: Hernandez, A D, Cremer, M A, Townes, A S, Stuart, J M, Kang, A H
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 1988
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1454793/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3366471
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