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Neutralizing TNF-alpha activity modulates T-cell phenotype and function in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jun 1998
Dick A D, Duncan L, Hale G, Waldmann H, Isaacs J
Abstract excerpt
Inhibiting TNF-alpha activity prevents tissue destruction without inhibiting retinal T cell infiltration in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) in Lewis rats. To further determine the role of TNF-alpha in autoimmune uveitis we characterized T cells isolated from retinae after treatment with a TNF-alpha antagonist. TNF-alpha activity was neutralized in vivo with a p55 TNF-alpha receptor-Ig fusion protein...
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