Collagen antibody-induced arthritis

Nat Protoc. 2006;1(5):2512-6. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2006.393.

Abstract

Collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) is a simple mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis that can be used to address questions of pathogenic mechanisms and to screen candidate therapeutic agents. Arthritis is stimulated by the administration of a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies that are directed to conserved auto-antigenic epitopes in collagen type II, followed by endotoxin. The antibody-induced arthritis model offers several key advantages over the classic collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model. These include rapid disease onset, high uptake rate, synchronicity, and the capacity to use genetically modified mice, such as transgenics and knockouts. This protocol takes 1-2 weeks to be completed.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
  • Collagen Type II / immunology*
  • Disease Models, Animal*
  • Extremities / pathology
  • Mice / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Collagen Type II