Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP)-deficient C57BL/6 mice have enhanced immunological and immunopathogenic responses to IRBP and an altered recognition of IRBP epitopes

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-194

  Avichezer, Dody ^a   Liou, Gregory I ^b   Chan, Chi Chao ^a   Lewis, Giavonni M ^a   Wiggert, Barbara ^a   Donoso, Larry A ^d   Nickerson, John M ^e   Crawford, Mary Alice ^c   Caspi, Rachel R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Central tolerance; Experimental autoimmune uveitis; Immune privilege; Pinealitis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; EPITOPE; INTERPHOTORECEPTOR RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITOPE MAPPING; EVALUATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; PINEALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RECOGNITION; T LYMPHOCYTE; UVEITIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0242486686     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2003.08.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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