A placebo-controlled trial of an ICAM-1 antisense oligonucleotide in the treatment of Crohn's disease
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An ICAM-1 antisense oligonucleotide prevents and reverses dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice
Bennett CF, Kombrust D, Henry S, Stecker K, Howard R, Cooper S, Dutson S, Hall W, Jacoby HI: An ICAM-1 antisense oligonucleotide prevents and reverses dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (1997) 280:988-1000. • Results showed both a preventative and ameliorative effect of antisense administration.
Local administration of antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides to the p65 subunit of NF-κB abrogates established experimental colitis in mice
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Susceptibility to inflammatory disease in HLA-B27 transgenic rat lines correlates with the level of B27 expression
Taurog JD, Maika SD, Simmons WA, Breban M, Hammer RE: Susceptibility to inflammatory disease in HLA-B27 transgenic rat lines correlates with the level of B27 expression. J Immunol (1993) 150:4168-4178. • These results showed the role of the copy number of HLA-B27 in inflammatory disease.
Lymphocyte outflux to intestinal microlymphatics is an intercellular adhesion molecule-1 dependent process in Peyer's patches
Hokari R, Miura S, Fujimoro H, Nagata H, Sekizuka E, Tsuzuki Y, Kurose I, Serizawa H, Suematsu M, Yagita H, Granger DN, Ishii H: Lymphocyte outflux to intestinal microlymphatics is an intercellular adhesion molecule-1 dependent process in Peyer's patches. Gastroenterology (1997) 112(4):A369.