| Literature DB >> 7655989 |
K Takagishi1, M Itoman, Y Goso, S Kuwao, H Miyahara, N Kaibara.
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Serum hyaluronan (HA) levels were measured in a rat model of collagen arthritis using a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Values became elevated as the arthritis developed, correlating with its severity. Daily subcutaneous treatment with cyclosporin at the dose of 25 mg/kg per day for fourteen days completely prevented anti-type II collagen antibody production and the serum HA increase as well as development of collagen arthritis. HA in the blood may thus provide a good quantitative marker for joint disease in rat collagen arthritis with potential as a tool for evaluation of drug efficacy in this experimental model.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7655989 DOI: 10.1007/bf01793217
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Inflamm Res ISSN: 1023-3830 Impact factor: 4.575