Induction of inflammatory arthropathy resembling rheumatoid arthritis in mice transgenic for HTLV-I
Y Iwakura, M Tosu, E Yoshida, M Takiguchi, K Sato… - Science, 1991 - science.org
Y Iwakura, M Tosu, E Yoshida, M Takiguchi, K Sato, I Kitajima, K Nishioka, K Yamamoto…
Science, 1991•science.orgHuman T cell leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-I) is the etiologic agent of adult T cell leukemia
and has also been suggested to be involved in other diseases such as chronic arthritis or
myelopathy. To elucidate pathological roles of the virus in disease, transgenic mice were
produced that carry the HTLV-I genome. At 2 to 3 months of age, many of the mice
developed chronic arthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis. Synovial and periarticular
inflammation with articular erosion caused by invasion of granulation tissues were marked …
and has also been suggested to be involved in other diseases such as chronic arthritis or
myelopathy. To elucidate pathological roles of the virus in disease, transgenic mice were
produced that carry the HTLV-I genome. At 2 to 3 months of age, many of the mice
developed chronic arthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis. Synovial and periarticular
inflammation with articular erosion caused by invasion of granulation tissues were marked …
Human T cell leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-I) is the etiologic agent of adult T cell leukemia and has also been suggested to be involved in other diseases such as chronic arthritis or myelopathy. To elucidate pathological roles of the virus in disease, transgenic mice were produced that carry the HTLV-I genome. At 2 to 3 months of age, many of the mice developed chronic arthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis. Synovial and periarticular inflammation with articular erosion caused by invasion of granulation tissues were marked. These observations suggest a possibility that HTLV-I is one of the etiologic agents of chronic arthritis in humans.
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