Article
Experimental melanin-induced uveitis in the Fischer 344 rat is inhibited by anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody, but not by mannose-6-phosphate.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Jan 1999
Smith J R, Hart P H, Parish C R, Standfield S D, Coster D J, Williams K A
Abstract excerpt
Experimental melanin-induced uveitis (EMIU) is a rodent model of acute anterior uveitis which was described in 1993. We investigated strain susceptibility, and age and gender characteristics of the model, undertook histological and immunohistochemical studies to investigate underlying cellular me...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Autoimmune Diseases
- CD4 Antigens
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Coloring Agents
- Female
- Male
- Mannosephosphates
- Melanins
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats, Inbred Lew
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Rats, Inbred WF
- Uveitis, Anterior
