Modulation of the inflammatory response in the rat TMJ with increasing doses of complete Freund's adjuvant
Modulation of the inflammatory response in the rat TMJ with increasing doses of complete Freund's adjuvant
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DOI:
10.1053/joca.2001.0461
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发表时间:
2001-10-01
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7
通讯作者:
Bellinger, LL
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作者:
Harper, RP;Kerins, CA;Bellinger, LL
Objectives: Acute inflammation stresses the physiological system, which must respond in order to reestablish homeostasis. The purpose of this study was to determine whether bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) injections of different doses of Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) produced dose-dependent changes in biologic markers of acute inflammation. The ability to establish an animal model with varying degrees of joint inflammation would allow evaluation of agents or conditions that could modulate the severity of the disease.Design: The TMJs of three groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with CFA containing varying doses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT). A group of non-injected and a group of saline injected rats were used as controls, Food intake, body weights, swelling and chromodacryorrhea were recorded daily. Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and corticosterone levels were assayed and condylar cartilage thickness was measured 48 h after injections.Results: Twenty-four hours post-injection, bilateral TMJ swelling and chromodacryorrhea were significantly (P