Functional blockade of Tregs in DSSKO mice leads to the development of arthritis. A, Arthritis development in mice injected i.v. with a mixture of anti-CD25 Abs or control rat Ig (black arrows) on days 5, 7, and 9 after zymosan treatment. Data represent the average arthritis score (±SEM) from three independent experiments for SKG and DSSKO mice. Data for WT and SLAP knockout mice are from one experiment. B and C, CFSE-labeled WT CD4+CD25− peripheral T cells were stimulated with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 in the presence of the indicated ratios of either freshly isolated (B) or activated (C) CD4+CD25+ Tregs from WT, SLAP−/−, SKG, or DSSKO mice and proliferation determined by dilution of CFSE using flow cytometry. Data represent the average of three mice per genotype (±SEM) from three independent experiments.