Publication: A new protocol for collagen-induced local arthritis model in balb/c mice
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Güvenç, Gökçen
Karacay, Mehmet
Çiftçi, Kübra
Akkoç, Ahmet
Oral, Haluk Barbaros
Yalçın, Murat
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Turkish Soc Immunology
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Introduction: Numerous models have been described to study the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, and to develop new therapies; but each of these models has their own limitations. Nowadays, the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse model is the most commonly used model for rheumatoid arthritis studies in certain mouse strain like DBA/1 mouse. This study aimed to describe a new protocol for local induction of arthritis in Balb/c mice, including the monitoring of clinical arthritis and the protocols for histological examination of paws of mice.Materials and Methods: For the induction of local arthritis in 40 Balb/c mice, they were immunized intra-articularly with type II collagen and subcutaneous complete Freund's adjuvant in 0 day. As the boost immunization, the animals had same injections on day 14. Mice were divided 4 groups, and they were clinically and histopathologically examined for arthritis on 0, 14, 21 and 30 days of arthritis induction.Results: The first signs ol local arthritis appeared in this model 1 week after boost immunization (day 21). The CIA induced paw clinically showed severe erythema and swelling all around the hindquarter on day 21 and 30. The paw reached almost 4 times thicker than the other paws and histopathological examination confirmed the clinical arthritis on day 21 and 30.Conclusion: Using the protocol described, the investigators may reproducibly and economically induce a high incidence of local CIA in Balb/c mice. The described local CLA model may be used to unravel pathophysiological or immunological mechanisms of arthritis, and can also be used to study the effect of new therapeutics.
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Ii collagen, Rheumatoid-arthritis, Phenotype development, Autoimmune arthritis, Identification, Determinant, Induction, Susceptibility, Immunization, Antibodies, Experimental model, Rheumatoid arthritis, Collagen-induced arthritis, Balb/c mouse, Science & technology, Life sciences & biomedicine, Immunology