PURPOSE: To provide recommendations for the use of immunosuppressive drugs in the
treatment of patients with ocular inflammatory disorders. PARTICIPANTS: A 12-person panel of …

… cells, and T cells from the Peyer's patches have been reported to preferentially induce
sIgA + B cells into plasma cells. Peyer's patches have also been shown to be a site where …

T-helper type 17 cells (T H 17) are implicated in rodent models of immune-mediated diseases.
Here we report their involvement in human uveitis and scleritis, and validate our findings …

Standardization of observations is recognized as fundamental to clinical research. The
methodology for the evaluation of anterior segment inflammatory disease has become well …

Inflammatory diseases of the eye were known to the ancients, but only recently have the
underlying mechanisms to this problem become better defined. During the middle portion of this …

Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) is an organ-specific, T lymphocyte-mediated
autoimmune disease, which serves as a model for several human ocular inflammations of an …

Because of the frequency of ocular toxoplasmosis and its occurrence in multiple siblings in
southern Brazil, a population-based household survey was performed to better understand …

Th17 cells require IL-6 and TGFβ for lineage commitment and IL-23 for maintenance.
Unexpectedly, naive IL-6−/− splenocytes stimulated with anti-CD3 and IL-23 produced normal …

Background: Intraocular lymphoma is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but
early diagnosis and treatment may improve prognosis. Methods: The diagnostic features of …

Antigen HLA-A29 was present in 16 of 20 patients (80%) with birdshot retinochoroidopathy,
but only in 31 of 418 controls (7.4%) (P < .0001). The relative risk for this disease in persons …