Experimental Autoimmune Labyrinthitis Induced by Cell-mediated Immune Reaction.
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| Title: | Experimental Autoimmune Labyrinthitis Induced by Cell-mediated Immune Reaction. |
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| Authors: | Tomiyama, Shunichi, Jinnouchi, Ken, Ikezono, Tetsuo, Pawankar, Ruby, Yagi, Toshiaki |
| Source: | Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 12/20/99, Vol. 119 Issue 6, p665-670. 6p. 7 Black and White Photographs, 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Inner ear, Immunology |
| Abstract: | This study was designed to establish an experimental cell-mediated autoimmune labyrinthitis model in C57BL/6 mice, which could exhibit high reproducibility and be adopted for precise immunological analysis. Inner ear antigen (IEA) was prepared from bovine membranous labyrinth. Following pretreatment with cyclophosphamide (CP) and primary sensitization with IEA/FCA, many inflammatory cells infiltrated transiently into the perilymphatic and endolymphatic regions of the cochlea, vestibule and the endolymphatic sac, but not into the kidney, lung, brain or liver. This reaction occurred from day 7 and peaked on day 12 in all animals, and then rapidly reduced. This reaction occurred in all experimental mice during day 10 to day 12. The control mice showed no cellular reaction in the inner ear. These results suggest that the inner ear may possess cross-species organ-specific antigen and that a cell-mediated immune reaction may play an important role in the induction of autoimmune labyrinthitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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