Journal: Biomedicines
Article Title: Impaired Development of Collagen Antibody-Induced Arthritis in Rab44-Deficient Mice
doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12112504
Figure Lengend Snippet: mRNA levels of arthritis marker genes in the ankle joints of mice. mRNA was extracted from the ankle joints of wild-type (WT) control (w−), WT collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) (w+), Rab44-knockout (KO) control (k−), and Rab44-KO CAIA mice (k+). Subsequently, qRT-PCR was performed. ( a ) Inflammatory markers, tumor necrosis factor-α ( Tnfa ), interleukin-1β ( Il1b ), interleukin-6 (Il6), and CD80 ( Cd80 ). ( b ) Cartilage turnover markers collagen type Iα 1 chain ( Col1a1 ), collagen type IIα 1 chain ( Col2a1 ), SRY-Box transcription factor 9 ( Sox9 ), aggrecan ( Acan ) and matrix metalloprotease 13 ( Mmp13 ). ( c ) Bone formation markers, Sp7 transcription factor ( Sp7 ) and RUNX family transcription factor 2 ( Runx2 ). ( d ) Bone resorption markers, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase type 5 (Acp5) and cathepsin K ( Ctsk ). (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01).
Article Snippet: The CD80 polyclonal antibody (Cat. no. bs-2211R) was purchased from Bioss (Woburn, MA, USA).
Techniques: Marker, Control, Knock-Out, Quantitative RT-PCR