Mediators of acute immunologic injury have been studied in vivo by producing arthritis in rabbit knee joints. A reversed passive Arthus lesion was produced by injecting antibody into the joint space and antigen intravenously. Injury was assessed by measuring leakage of serum proteins and circulating radiolabeled proteins into the joint space and by the accumulation of neutrophils in the joint fluid. Inflammatory exudate was recovered for study by a standardized irrigation technique.
Claude V. Deshazo, Peter M. Henson, Charles G. Cochrane
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