DESCRIPTION:

QTL Associated with Joint/bone inflammation. On Chromosome 12 with a LOD score= , p-value =. From a(n) of

LABEL:

QTL-Pia42-Rat-Chr 12

SCORE TYPE:

Binary

DATE ADDED:

2015-06-10

DATE UPDATED:

2024-04-25

SPECIES:

AUTHORS:

Brenner M, Laragione T, Mello A, Gulko PS

TITLE:

Cia25 on rat chromosome 12 regulates severity of autoimmune arthritis induced with pristane and with collagen.

JOURNAL:

Annals of the rheumatic diseases None None, Vol 66, pp. 952-7

ABSTRACT:

1. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Jul;66(7):952-7. Epub 2007 Feb 28. Cia25 on rat chromosome 12 regulates severity of autoimmune arthritis induced with pristane and with collagen. Brenner M(1), Laragione T, Mello A, Gulko PS. Author information: (1)Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology, The Robert S Boas Center for Genomics and Human Genetics, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Room 139, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA. BACKGROUND: A genomewide scan in a DA x ACI F2 intercross studied for collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) identified the severity quantitative trait locus Cia25 on rat chromosome 12. Cia25 co-localises with loci regulating several forms of autoimmune diseases in rats, mice and humans, suggesting a common gene. OBJECTIVE: To characterise the effects of Cia25 on severity of arthritis in congenic rats. METHODS: DA.ACI(Cia25) congenic rats were constructed according to a genotype-guided strategy, and tested for pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) and CIA, induced with rat type II collagen (CII). A well-established scoring system previously shown to correlate with histological damage, including cartilage and bone erosions, synovial hyperplasia and synovial inflammation, was used. RESULTS: The introgression of ACI alleles at Cia25 into DA background, as in DA.ACI(Cia25) rats, was enough to significantly reduce arthritis severity by 60% in PIA and by 40% in CIA, both in males and females compared with DA rats of the same sex. Levels of IgG anti-CII in male DA.ACI(Cia25) rats were 83% lower than in male DA. Levels of anti-CII in females were not affected by the congenic interval. CONCLUSIONS: Cia25 contains a gene that regulates disease severity in two distinct models of autoimmune arthritis. Although both genders were protected in arthritis studies, only male congenic rats had a dramatic reduction in levels of anti-CII, suggesting the possibility of a second arthritis gene in this interval that operates via the regulation of autoantibodies in a sex-specific manner. The identification of the gene(s) accounting for Cia25 is expected to generate novel prognostic biomarkers and targets for therapy. PMCID: PMC1955106 PMID: 17329308 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] PUBMED: 17329308
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