Research Article

TNF-Alpha in the Locomotor System beyond Joints: High Degree of Involvement in Myositis in a Rabbit Model

Table 1

Summary of the five subgroups of animals analyzed. The number of animals for which soleus specimens were analysed is shown. Subgroups 3–5 had been given pro-inflammatory substances/endopeptidase inhibitors in combination with exercise. The subgroups 1 and 2 are collectively referred to as comprising the “nonmyositis group” and those of subgroups 3–5 as comprising the “myositis group” in the text.

SubgroupExerciseInjectionNumber of animals

1No6
2YesNaCl5
3YesSubstance PCaptoprilDL-Thiorphan5
4YesCaptoprilDL-Thiorphan6
5YesCaptopril6