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ReviewThe determinants of susceptibility/resistance to adjuvant arthritis in ratsEugene Y Kim  and Kamal D Moudgil  Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, HH 323C, 660 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA  author email corresponding author email
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009,
11:239doi:10.1186/ar2755 Abstract
Adjuvant arthritis (AA) serves as an excellent model for human rheumatoid arthritis. AA is readily inducible in certain rat strains, but not in others. Susceptibility/resistance to AA is determined by multiple factors. Among the genetic factors, both MHC and non-MHC genes contribute to arthritis susceptibility, and specific quantitative trait loci show association with the severity of the disease. Differential T-cell proliferative and cytokine responses, as well as antibody responses, to heat-shock proteins are evident when comparing AA-susceptible and AA-resistant rats. In addition, neuroendocrine factors and the housing environment can further modulate arthritis susceptibility/severity in particular rat strains. | 
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