Human TNFα transgenic arthritis mice (Tg197, Tg5453); hTNFα-induced lethality (mice) and pyrexia (rabbits)
“In vivo, adalimumab inhibited hTNFα-induced lethality in D-galactosamine sensitised mice and hTNFα-induced pyrexia in rabbits. Moreover, it prevented development of arthritis in two transgenic mouse models, the Tg197 (expressing a soluble human TNFα transgene) and Tg5453 (expressing a transgene that encodes human pro-TNFα), serving as disease models of polyarthritis.”