Article
Uveal mast cells are not required for rodent uveitis.
Ophthalmic research - 1 Jan 1998
Smith J R, Hart P H, Coster D J, Williams K A
Abstract excerpt
Uveal mast cells have previously been considered to be vital mediators of experimental uveitis. We extended the study of these cells to experimental melanin-induced uveitis (EMIU), a recently described clinically relevant model, and re-examined their role in endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) using...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cell Count
- Choroid
- Genotype
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Male
- Mast Cells
- Melanins
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mutation
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Uvea
- Uveitis