Immunological aspects of uveitis in Bantu-speaking Negroes of South Africa.
Immunological studies in Bantu-speaking Negroes with uveitis consisted of a search of humoral antiuveal antibodies and immunologically competent cells. Using a tanned red cell hemagglutinating technique, no humoral antiuveal antibodies were detected in the blood of 87 patients nor in the aqueous of 6 patients. Lymphocyte blast transformation was negative in 80% of the patients tested and leukocyte migration inhibition positive in 75% of the patients tested. A discussion of these findings is presented.
D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells / Q000276:immunology; D044383:Black People; D002464:Cell Migration Inhibition; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D013019:South Africa; D014602:Uvea / Q000276:immunology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*
D000906:Antibodies