Stimulation of the phagocytic activity of the reticuloendothelial system in adjuvant arthritis in the rat.
The administration of mycobacterial adjuvant produced a stimulation of the reticuloendothelial system (RES) phagocytic function. The degree of such a stimulation was greater in Lewis than in AVN inbred strain of rats. There was no relationship between the degree of RES stimulation and clinical signs of adjuvant-induced arthritis.
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology*; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000276:immunology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D009929:Organ Size; D010587:Phagocytosis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic