Association of Mycoplasma arthritidis Mitogen with Lethal Toxicity but Not with Arthritis in Mice
Luo W, Yu H, Cao Z, Schoeb T, Marron M, Dybvig K. Association of Mycoplasma arthritidis Mitogen with Lethal Toxicity but Not with Arthritis in Mice. Infection And Immunity 2008, 76: 4989-4998. PMID: 18779340, PMCID: PMC2573368, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00667-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, BacterialArthritis, ExperimentalArthritis, InfectiousFemaleMiceMycoplasma arthritidisMycoplasma InfectionsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSuperantigensConceptsCBA/J miceLethal toxicityHuman rheumatoid arthritisSeverity of arthritisMycoplasma arthritidis mitogenChronic arthritisRheumatoid arthritisHistopathological studyJ miceSystemic injectionDBA/2J miceArthritisPathogenic significanceMiceMitogenic activityMycoplasma arthritidisToxicityAcutePathogenesisSuperantigensArthritogenicityDiseaseSeverity