Whole body low dose irradiation improves the course of beginning polyarthritis in human TNF-transgenic mice

Autoimmunity

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-348

  Frey, B ^a,a   Gaipl, U S ^a   Sarter, K ^a   Zaiss, M M ^a   Stillkrieg, W ^a   Rdel, F ^c   Schett, G ^a   Herrmann, M ^a   Fietkau, R ^a   Keilholz, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Clinical Center Bayreuth   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Low dose radiation therapy; Polyarthritis; TNF

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GRIP STRENGTH; JOINT SWELLING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYARTHRITIS; RADIATION DOSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 70749106430     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: 1607842X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930902831738     Document Type: Article

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