Collagen type II (CII)-specific antibodies induce arthritis in the absence of T or B cells but the arthritis progression is enhanced by CII-reactive T cells.docVIP

Available online /content/6/6/R544 Research article Open Access Vol 6 No 6 Collagen type II (CII)-specific antibodies induce arthritis in the absence of T or B cells but the arthritis progression is enhanced by CII-reactive T cells Kutty Selva Nandakumar, Johan B?cklund, Mikael Vestberg and Rikard Holmdahl Section for Medical Inflammation Research, Lund University, Sweden Corresponding author: Kutty Selva Nandakumar, nan@inflam.lu.se Received: 11 May 2004 Revisions requested: 26 May 2004 Revisions received: 16 Jun 2004 Accepted: 30 Jun 2004 Published: 23 Sep 2004 Arthritis Res Ther 20