Analysis of Accumulating Clonotypes of T Cell in Joints of a Spontaneous Murine Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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摘要 SKGmouse,asamodelofspontaneousrheumatoidarthritis(RA)bredrecentyears,issimilartothepatientswithRA.WeanalyzedtheclonotypesofTcellinfiltratingintojointsofSKGmiceininitialstageandlatestageofRAbyusingreversetranscriptase-polymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR)andsubsequentsingle-strandconformationpolymorphism(SSCP).TheresultsindicatedthatthepercentagesofclonotypesTCRVβ2andVβ8.2ofTcellcionotypesincreasedobviouslyto72.3%and60.2%,respectively.MicenumberwithidenticalTCRVβ2andVβ8.2clonotypesalsoclearlyincreasedinlatestageofdiseaseto100%and75%,respectively.TheseresultsmeanthatTcellswithTCRVβ2andVβ8.2clonotypesprobablyplayanimportantroleinRAprogressionofSKGmouse.SequencingoftheextractedDNAverifiedthatcommonbandsonSSCPgelwerederivedfromthesameTcellclonesamongsamplesfromdifferentjoints.TheresultsweobtainedimpliedthatRT-PCR/SSCPmethodwasasensitiveandcrediblemethodforanalyzingTcellclonotypes.WhentheTcellsofSKGmousewereadoptivelytransferredtoanudemouse,itwasverifiedthattheTcellsinfiltratingintojointswererelatedtomorbidformationofRA.
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出版日期 2004年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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