A mouse model for post-CHIKV arthritis was used to test the effects of recombinant IL2 (rIL2), an anti-IL2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), and the complex on tarsal joint inflammation, peripheral IL2 levels, Tregs, CD4 + effector T cells (Teff), and histological disease scoring. This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and Arthritis.