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. 1990 Sep;81(3):441–445. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1990.tb05353.x

The effect of treatment with interferon-gamma on type II collagen-induced arthritis.

H Nakajima 1, H Takamori 1, Y Hiyama 1, W Tsukada 1
PMCID: PMC1534996  PMID: 2118846

Abstract

We have investigated the effects of recombinant murine interferon-gamma (rIFN-gamma) on type II collagen-induced arthritis (CA) in DBA/l mice. Therapeutic as well as prophylactic treatment with subcutaneous rIFN-gamma, at 10(5) U/mouse six times a week, inhibited the development of CA without any obvious side effects. The accompanying suppression of anti-CII antibody responses may partly explain the inhibition of CA by rIFN-gamma. The possible role of the anti-inflammatory effect of systemic IFN-gamma in the inhibition of CA is discussed.

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