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Ocular infiltrating CD4+ T cells from patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease recognize human melanocyte antigens.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jun 2006
Sugita Sunao, Takase Hiroshi, Taguchi Chikako, Imai Yasuhisa, Kamoi Koju, Kawaguchi Tatsushi, Sugamoto Yoshiharu, Futagami Yuri, Itoh Kyogo, Mochizuki Manabu
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine whether patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease have immune responses specific to the melanocyte antigens tyrosinase and gp100. METHODS: T-cell clones (TCCs) were established from cells infiltrating the aqueous humor and from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with VKH. The target cells were LDR4-transfected cells (HLA-DRB1*0405). The TCCs were cocultured with...
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