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Repercussions of adjuvant-induced arthritis on body composition, soleus muscle, and heart muscle of rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (3), 2020
This study investigated the repercussions of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) on body composition and the structural organization of the soleus and cardiac muscles, including their vascularization, at different times of disease manifestation. Male rats were submitted to AIA induction by intradermal admin...

Natural history of experimental arthritis induced by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in wistar rats

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. This study aimed to evaluate the natural history of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis-induced experimental arthritis of the knee joints in Wistar rats. METHODS: Rats were randomly allocated to eith...

IL33 in rheumatoid arthritis: potential contribution to pathogenesis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT A better understanding of the inflammatory mechanisms of rheumatoid arthritis and the development of biological therapy revolutionized its treatment, enabling an interference in the synovitis – structural damage – functional disability cycle. Interleukin 33 was recently described as ...