Methimazole protects from experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) by inhibiting antigen presenting cell function and reducing antigen priming

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-64

  Wang, Peng ^a   Sun, Shu Hui ^a   Silver, Phyllis B ^a   Chan, Chi Chao ^a   Agarwal, Rajeev K ^a   Wiggert, Barbara ^a   Kohn, Leonard D ^b   Jamieson Jr , Gordon A ^c   Caspi, Rachel R ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Epigen Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Immunoregulation; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; THIAMAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAVES DISEASE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LYMPH NODE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UVEORETINITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPH NODES; MACROPHAGE-1 ANTIGEN; METHIMAZOLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RETINITIS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; UVEITIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037244778     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0102047     Document Type: Article

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