title: Immune tolerance elicited via unique ocular and oral routes.
abstract: Immune tolerance can be induced by numerous methods. This review article aims to draw lines of similarity and contrast between two unique models of immune tolerance, namely Anterior Chamber Associated Immune Deviation (ACAID) and Nickel-induced oral tolerance. ACAID is an immune tolerance model that leads to the generation of CD4(+) T regulatory cells and CD8(+) T regulatory cells in the periphery after the injection of an antigen into the anterior chamber of the eye. Nickel-induced oral tolerance is another immune tolerance model that is induced by the contact allergen Nickel and leads to the generation of Nickel-specific CD4(+) CD25(+) T regulatory cells after oral exposure. The goal of comparing different models of immune tolerance is to identify which mechanisms are universal and which mechanisms are model-specific. The knowledge of such mechanisms would allow scientists and clinicians to better intervene in different immune deregulation scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 259 Mack Ave., Suite 4213, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. hossamking@mailcity.com.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ashour
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D009532:Nickel / Q000633:toxicity; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D009532:Nickel