Abstract Number: 2577 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ablation of Fc Gamma Receptors Leads to a Decreased Bone Erosion in Experimental Arthritis Not By Altering Osteoclast Numbers within the Inflamed Joint but By Inhibiting Osteoclast Activation
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by immune complex dependent chronic joint inflammation and severe cartilage and bone destruction. In earlier studies we showed that Fcγ…