Liposomal clodronate eliminates synovial macrophages, reduces inflammation and ameliorates joint destruction in antigen-induced arthritis
- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 38 (9) , 818-825
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/38.9.818
Abstract
Objectives. To investigate the efficacy of a single i.v. dose of clodronate encapsulated within small unilamellar vesicles in suppressing joint inflammation and the histological progression of rat antigen-induced arthritis (AIA).Keywords
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