You are here

Article Text

Article menu
Download PDFPDF
Research Article
Yersinia associated arthritis in SHR rats: effect of the microbial status of the host.
  1. C Gripenberg-Lerche,
  2. P Toivanen
  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Turku University, Finland.

    Abstract

    Following the intravenous injection of live Yersinia enterocolitica O:8, 50-69% of SHR rats developed arthritis; these rats were antibody free against all rat pathogens tested. In contrast, only 20-25% of SHR rats which had serum antibodies against Bacillus piliformis, Kilham rat virus, and Toolan H-1 virus developed arthritis. The results indicate that the microbial load of the host has a profound effect on the susceptibility to experimental arthritis.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.52.3.223

    Statistics from Altmetric.com

      Request Permissions

      If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.