| Literature DB >> 3877741 |
C Feurer, D E Prentice, S Cammisuli.
Abstract
Chronic relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (CR-EAE) was induced in rats with an emulsion of guinea-pig spinal cord tissue (GPSC) in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) enriched with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RA (Tbc). 78% of the sensitized rats developed a CR-EAE showing 2 to 3 clinical relapses during the first 40 days. After 60-80 days, approximately half of the rats with CR-EAE had a further relapse which was followed by complete recovery in only 35% of the cases. The remaining 65% of these animals showed a progressive state of the disease, characterized by paralysis or severe motor deficit, eventually leading to death. CR-EAE in rats showed some similarities to multiple sclerosis in man (MS) and it may be a useful model for the study of this disease.Entities:
Mesh:
Year: 1985 PMID: 3877741 DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(85)90006-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478