title: [Effects of a high dose of vitamin A on experimental immunologic arthritis].
abstract: Vitamin A, a good adjuvant to immunologic reactions, has in this aspect an interesting therapeutic effect, especially in immunotherapy. On the other hand, in diseases caused by circulating immunocomplexes or in auto-immune diseases, vitamin A can prolong the pathologic immunologic process. This experimental study shows that vitamin A in high doses has an adjuvant effect, that is aggravating considerably the immunologic arthritis induced in the Wistar rat.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000276:immunology*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A
vernacular_title: Effets d'une dose élevée de vitamine A sur les arthrites immunitaires expérimentales.