Article
Immune response genes in uveitis.
Ocular immunology and inflammation - 1 Jan 2000
Du Liping, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
Uveitis is defined as an intraocular inflammation induced by different etiologies. Though the precise pathogenesis is still unknown, accumulating evidence shows that both innate and adaptive immune responses may be predominant mechanisms involved in the development of uveitis. Toll-like receptors have been shown to be expressed in the human eye and play an important role in infectious uveitis. The NOD proteins,...
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