title: Experimental model of allergic conjunctivitis to ragweed in guinea pig.
abstract: An experimental model of ocular allergy was developed in the guinea pig by exposing these animals to ragweed through topical contact on nasal and conjunctival mucosae, followed by subsequent challenge with ragweed contact on the conjunctiva. Animals developed clinical and histological signs of allergy with and without the use of interleukin 4 as adjuvant. This model mimics human hay fever conjunctivitis more naturally than do animal models previously reported, and it may be subsequently more valuable in the study of the response of allergic conjunctivitis to different therapeutic approaches.
authors.affiliation: Hilles Immunology Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merayo-Lloves
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calonge
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000276:immunology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000473:pathology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011058:Pollen
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000485:Allergens; D015847:Interleukin-4