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. 2015 Dec 3;51:27–47. doi: 10.1007/s12016-015-8522-7

Table 1.

Characteristic of selected mouse models of arthritis

Arthritis model Feature Bone erosion Irreversible cartilage surface erosion Inflammation Auto-antibodies References
Th cells Cytokines IC mediated
Cartilage directed autoimmunity
 Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) CII autoimmune + + + + + CII [53, 54]
Infectious agents/exogenous triggers
 Streptococcal cell wall (SCW) Acute Peptidoglycan-polysaccharide + [55]
Reactivation + +/− + + +/−
 SCW-flare Memory T cells + +/− + + [56]
 Antigen-induced arthritis (AIA) Persistent antigen + +/− + + + [57]
 AIA Persistent antigen + + + [58]
 AIA-flare Memory T cells + +/− + + [59]
Transgenic spontaneous models
 K/BxN GPI, T cell defect + + + + + GPI [60]
 SKG ZAP-70, T cell defect +? ? + + [61]
 Gp130 STAT3, T cell defect +? ? + + [62]
 IL-1Ra−/− Autoimmune T cells + + + + - [63]
 hTNF.tg TNF overexpression + + + [64]
 BXD2 T cell senescence + + + + + [65, 66]
 DNA II−/−IFN-IR−/− DNA clearance + + +? + + CCP and RF [67]

CII collagen type II, GPI glucose-6-phosphatase isomerase, IC immune complexes, CCP cyclic citrullinated peptide, RF rheumatoid factor