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IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 100, Issue 2, Pages 202-204Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2005.03.012
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chemokine; CCL3; anti-type II collagen anti body-induced arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis
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CCL3 is a C-C family chemokine detected at high levels in the synovial tissue and fluids of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. CCL3 binds to the chemokine receptors CCR1 and CCR5, which are expressed by inflammatory leukocytes such as macrophages and T cells present in the affected joints of RA patients. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether absence of CCL3 prevented development of inflammation and joint destruction in anti-type II collagen monoclonal antibody (anti-CII mAb)-induced arthritis. CCL3 null mice were different from wild-type control mice in terms of body weight loss. In addition, CCL3 null mice exhibited milder clinical and histopathological scores following administration of anti-CII mAb and endotoxin. Moreover, the release of TNF in response to systemic administration of endotoxin was not affected in CCL3 null mice compared to wild-type mice, indicating that the phenotype was not attributable to a defect in endotoxin response. These results indicate that CCL3 plays an essential role in the development of inflammation and joint destruction induced by anti-CII mAb. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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