Immunopathology of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in primates

Y Fujino, Q Li, H Chung, N Hikita, RB Nussenblatt… - …, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
Y Fujino, Q Li, H Chung, N Hikita, RB Nussenblatt, I Gery, CC Chan
Autoimmunity, 1992Taylor & Francis
The eyes and pineal glands from 10 monkeys immunized with S-antigen were studied using
routine histo-pathological and immunohistochemical techniques. Seven out of 10 animals
developed uveitis between 19 and 33 days after the initial immunization. Histopathology of
the eyes harvested 70 days after immunization showed moderate to marked uveoretinitis,
subretinal fibrosis, retinal necrosis and gliosis. The pineal glands demonstrated chronic
pinealitis. The infiltrating cells were both CD3 and CD19/CD22 lymphocytes with a ratio of …
The eyes and pineal glands from 10 monkeys immunized with S-antigen were studied using routine histo-pathological and immunohistochemical techniques. Seven out of 10 animals developed uveitis between 19 and 33 days after the initial immunization. Histopathology of the eyes harvested 70 days after immunization showed moderate to marked uveoretinitis, subretinal fibrosis, retinal necrosis and gliosis. The pineal glands demonstrated chronic pinealitis. The infiltrating cells were both CD3 and CD19/CD22 lymphocytes with a ratio of 1.4 in the eye and 2.2 in the pineal gland. The ratio of CD4 to CD8 lymphocytes was 1.5:1. MHC Class II antigens and adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) were observed on resident cells. The influx of B lymphocytes and the formation of subretinal fibrosis differentiate the disease in the monkey from that in the rat and mouse. These findings are similar to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and subretinal fibrosis with uveitis syndrome in human.
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