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Suppression of actively induced experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by CD4+ T cells

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• Background: Helper/inducer T cells that exert an inhibitory effect on disease induction have been recently found in many experimental models. In order to clarify the mechanisms of spontaneous remission of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU), we investigated the inhibitory effect and the phenotype of the post-recovery suppressor cells. • Methods: In a series of experiments, we separated spleen cells of rats that had recovered from EAU. Three groups of spleen cells, CD4+ T, CD8+ T and B cells, were each adoptively transferred into naive syngeneic rats before active immunization with retinal soluble antigen (S-Ag) and Freund's complete adjuvant or passive immunization with uveitogenic T cells from donor rats. Inflammation was examined clinically and histologically. • Results: The development of EAU could be significantly prevented by adoptive transfer of CD4+ T cells, whereas CD8+ T cells could not suppress the onset. However, post-recovery CD4+ T cells failed to inhibit EAU induced by passive immunization with uveitogenic T cells. • Conclusion: These findings indicate that CD4+ post-recovery (suppressor) T cells may play an important role in the remission of EAU.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fuku-ura, 236, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan

    Eiichi Uchio, Masaya Kijima, Misaki Ishioka & Shigeaki Ohno

  2. Third Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fuku-ura, 236, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan

    Shun-ichi Tanaka

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Uchio, E., Kijima, M., Ishioka, M. et al. Suppression of actively induced experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by CD4+ T cells. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 235, 97–102 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941737

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