title: Mouse models of experimental autoimmune uveitis.
abstract: The mouse model of experimental autoimmune uveitis, induced by immunization of mice with the retinal protein IRBP, was developed in our laboratory 20 years ago and published in 1988. Since that time it has been adopted by many investigators and has given rise to many studies that helped elucidate genetic influences, dissect the basic mechanisms of pathogenesis and test novel immunotherapeutic paradigms. The current overview will summarize the salient features of the experimental autoimmune uveitis model and discuss its mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunology, NEI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-1857, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Caspi
authors.forename: Phyllis B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: Dror
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luger
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Lizette M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cortes
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pennesi
authors.forename: Mary J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mattapallil
authors.forename: Chi-Chao
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000235:genetics; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006239:Haplotypes; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D012160:Retina / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D000939:Epitopes