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  • Title: Arthritis in MRL/LPR mice and in collagen II sensitized DBA-1 mice and their use in pharmacology.
    Author: Rordorf C, Pataki A, Nogues V, Schlager F, Feige U, Glatt M.
    Journal: Int J Tissue React; 1987; 9(4):341-7. PubMed ID: 3623829.
    Abstract:
    For assessment of anti-arthritic drugs, we used mice of the autoimmune MRL/lpr strain and DBA-1 mice sensitized with collagen type II. Our studies showed that in these two mouse arthritis models, unlike the classical rat adjuvant arthritis, the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory compounds tested were either ineffective or minimally affected a chosen number of humoral parameters and the incidence and severity of arthritis. Interestingly, both arthritis models showed a distinct pharmacological pattern in response to the slow-acting anti-rheumatic drugs, whereas steroids and cyclophosphamide inhibited both arthritic processes. Therefore, these two mouse models are useful for studying the immunopathological events operating in chronic inflammation and could potentially serve the characterization of new antirheumatic drugs.
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