| Literature DB >> 7247975 |
J M Stuart, L K Myers, A S Townes, A H Kang.
Abstract
The immune response of rats to type II collagen was modified by pretreating the rats with levamisole, hydrocortisone, or cyclophosphamide. Rats were observed for the development of collagen-induced arthritis and were bled serially for the determination of antibody levels to type II collagen. Levamisole had a slight but not significant potentiating effect with arthritis developing earlier, whereas hydrocortisone and cyclophosphamide significantly depressed the incidence of arthritis; cyclophosphamide also delayed its onset. Antibody levels measured by radioimmunoassay paralleled the clinical course of arthritis.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7247975 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780240606
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheum ISSN: 0004-3591