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Papers: 9 Mar 2019 - 15 Mar 2019


Animal Studies


2019 May


Ann Rheum Dis


78


5

Editor's Pick

Active immunisation targeting nerve growth factor attenuates chronic pain behaviour in murine osteoarthritis.

Authors

von Loga IS, El-Turabi A, Jostins L, Miotla-Zarebska J, Mackay-Alderson J, Zeltins A, Parisi I, Bachmann MF, Vincent TL
Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 May; 78(5):672-675.
PMID: 30862648.

Abstract

Nerve growth factor (NGF) has emerged as a key driver of pain in osteoarthritis (OA) and antibodies to NGF are potent analgesics in human disease. Here, we validate a novel vaccine strategy to generate anti-NGF antibodies for reversal of pain behaviour in a surgical model of OA.