Representative histologic staining with safranin O–fast green (×100) of the ankle joint of mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice after daily IFN-β therapy for 7 days
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posted on 2011-12-31, 04:37 authored by Judith van Holten, Kris Reedquist, Pascale Sattonet-Roche, Tom JM Smeets, Christine Plater-Zyberk, Margriet J Vervoordeldonk, Paul P TakCopyright information:
Taken from "Treatment with recombinant interferon-β reduces inflammation and slows cartilage destruction in the collagen-induced arthritis model of rheumatoid arthritis"
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2004;6(3):R239-R249.
Published online 23 Mar 2004
PMCID:PMC416442.
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(Upper panel) In CIA mice treated with saline as controls, hardly any safranin O staining was observed in the ankle joints. (Lower panel) In CIA mice treated daily with 2.5 μg IFN-β, significantly less loss of safranin O staining was observed, indicating inhibition of cartilage breakdown. Histologic analysis of cartilage in CIA in mice after 7 days of IFN-β therapy. Hind paw sections were stained with safranin O–fast green, which stains the cartilage proteoglycans. Sections were scored in a blinded manner on a 4-point scale as described in Materials and methods. Significantly less loss of safranin O staining was observed in the animals treated with IFN 2.5 μg than in controls (= 0.03), indicating inhibition of cartilage destruction. *Statistically significant difference.