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Stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors attenuates collagen‐induced arthritis in mice

Marjolein A. van Maanen, Maria C. Lebre, Tom van der Poll, Gregory J. LaRosa, Daniel Elbaum, Margriet J. Vervoordeldonk, Paul P. Tak

Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2008 · 270 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

These data provide the first evidence of a role of the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway in the murine CIA model of rheumatoid arthritis.

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