S-ANTIGEN UVEITIS IN PRIMATES - A NEW MODEL FOR HUMAN-DISEASE

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作者
NUSSENBLATT, RB
KUWABARA, T
DEMONASTERIO, FM
WACKER, WB
机构
[1] NEI, VIS RES LAB, BETHESDA, MD USA
[2] UNIV LOUISVILLE, DEPT OPHTHALMOL, LOUISVILLE, KY 40208 USA
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10.1001/archopht.1981.03930011090021
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
摘要
Uveitis was induced in rhesus monkeys immunized with purified retinal S-antigen. Focal retinal and subretinal infiltration, in addition to periphlebitic changes, were observed histologically. Immunized monkeys had similar cell-mediated in vitro immune responses to the S-antigen, as do humans with posterior uveitis. Circulating immune complexes at the time of disease were not detected. This primate model supports the notion that the S-antigen may play a role in human uveitis.
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页码:1090 / 1092
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