Collagen-induced arthritis as an animal model of rheumatoid cachexia.

Paulo Vinicius Gil AlabarsePriscila S LoraJordana M S SilvaRafaela C E SantoEduarda C FreitasMayara S de OliveiraAndrelise S AlmeidaMônica ImmigVivian O N TeixeiraLidiane I FilippinRicardo Machado Xavier

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2018)

The CIA model is a valid experimental model for rheumatoid cachexia given that the clinical changes observed were similar to those described in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis patients
high glucose
rheumatoid arthritis
diabetic rats
oxidative stress
wound healing
disease activity
tissue engineering