immune system
• increased granulocytopoiesis in sternal bone marrow
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• mixed inflammatory cell mucosal inflammation in the large intestine
• predominantly involves macrophage, neutrophiles and T lymphocytes
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• colitis is observed in mice 3-4 months of age with ulcerations found near the iliel-cecal junction, the ascending-to-descending colon transition and the anal-rectal junction
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• peripheral leukocytosis involving neutrophiles and monocytes
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• 4 fold increase in the spleen/body weight ratio
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• increased numbers of splenocytes
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• mesenteric lymphadenopathy
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• increased number of plasma cells in the medullary cords of mesenteric lymph nodes
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• there is an increase in the percentage of CD8 T cells producing IFN-gamma compared to wild-type mice
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• there is an increased percentage of CD4 T cells producing IL-17 in the mesenteric lymph nodes and the lamina propria of 4-5 week old mice
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hematopoietic system
• increased granulocytopoiesis in sternal bone marrow
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• increased in the red pulp of the spleen
• involves erythroid, myeloid, and megakaryocytic lineages
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• decreased peripheral hemoglobin
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• peripheral leukocytosis involving neutrophiles and monocytes
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• 4 fold increase in the spleen/body weight ratio
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• increased numbers of splenocytes
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digestive/alimentary system
• occasional hyperplasia of crypt epithelium
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• thickened and narrowed
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• mixed inflammatory cell mucosal inflammation in the large intestine
• predominantly involves macrophage, neutrophiles and T lymphocytes
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• colitis is observed in mice 3-4 months of age with ulcerations found near the iliel-cecal junction, the ascending-to-descending colon transition and the anal-rectal junction
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• occasional hyperplasia of crypt epithelium
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cellular
• increased granulocytopoiesis in sternal bone marrow
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growth/size/body
• 4 fold increase in the spleen/body weight ratio
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• increased numbers of splenocytes
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