Advances in ocular immunology : proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Immunology and Immunopathology of the Eye, Bethesda, USA /

Animal models

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Symposium on the Immunology and Immunopathology of the Eye Bethesda, Md.
Other Authors: Nussenblatt, Robert B.
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; New York : Elsevier, 1994.
Series:International congress series ; no. 1068.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Tumor necrosis factor synthesis by resident retinal cells from uveitis-susceptible and resistant rat strains; synthesis and regulation of nitric oxide from Lewis rat retinal Muller cells
  • Evaluation of cytokine-mediated chemotaxis of Ia+ langerhans cells (LC) into the central cornea of mice: effect of cyclosporine A (CsA), transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and interferons (IFNs)-alpha, beta and gamma
  • The role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the induction of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in mice
  • Immunohistochemical localization of platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 in rat eyes
  • Diverse lymphocyte responses to determinants of human s-antigen (HS-Ag) in uveitic monkeys and normal humans indicate a lack of shared immunodominant epitopes
  • Uveitogenicity and immunogenicity of IRBP-derived peptide in various rat strains
  • Expression of the complement regulatory proteins in the normal and diseased (EAI) rat eye
  • Experimental autoimmune iritis (EAI), induction by immunization with a bovine melanin associated antigen
  • Corneal allograft rejection: description of a new heterotopic murine model
  • Allogeneic graft rejection in a murine model of orthotopic corneal transplantation
  • T-cell receptor beta-chain variable gene expression at the site of RPE cell rejection in the rat model
  • An immunopathological study of autoimmune keratitis in the rat thymus grafted nude mouse model
  • Transfer of the human lymphocytes from uveitis patients into severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice
  • Transgenic rat and mouse models for studying the role of gamma interferon and MHC class II in intraocular diseases and autoimmunity
  • MHC class I expression contributes to the development of cataract in transgenic mice with ectopic expression of IFN-gamma
  • Progressive inflammatory disease and neovascularization in the eyes of interleukin-1 beta transgenic mice
  • Isolation and characterization of the mouse ornithine aminotransferase gene for gene targeting by homologous recombination
  • Retinal survival in transgenic mice expressing human ornithine sigma-aminotransferase
  • Inhibition of cell induced interferon- alpha production; a novel immunosuppressive activity in human, porcine and rabbit vitreous
  • Induction of oral tolerance in CD8 cell deficient mice
  • Effect of acetazolamide on the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine in rabbits
  • Treatment of allergic conjunctivitis in murine model
  • The efficacy of leflunomide in experimental models of ocular disease
  • Effect of anti-CD3 antibodies on the development of EAU in mice
  • Immunization or adoptive transfer of immune cells protects against retinitis following supraciliary inoculation of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV)
  • Effect of genetically engineered vaccine on Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in mice
  • Expression of V beta T cell receptor (TCR) transcripts in eyes, lymph nodes, and spleen in experimental murine keratitis