Table 2

The incidence and severity of arthritis after intra-articular injection of 100 µg peptidoglycan to SCID mice depleted of neutrophils and monocytes


Number


Group
of mice
Incidence (%)
Severity

CB17
10
100
2.8 ± 0.4
SCID + RB6-8C5
10
100
1.6 ± 0.5
SCID +etoposide
8
50
0.5 ± 0.5
SCID+ RB6-8C5 +
8
50
0.6 ± 0.7
etoposide



BALB/c+RB6-8C5 +
10
70
1.5 ± 1.1
etoposide




Liu et al. Arthritis Res 2001 3:375   doi:10.1186/ar330