Retinal degeneration under the effect of antibodies to recoverin

被引:7
作者
Bazhin, AV
Slepova, OS
Tikhomirova, NK
机构
[1] Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, An Belozerskii Inst Physicochem Biol, Moscow, Russia
[2] G Helmholtz Inst Eye Dis, Moscow, Russia
关键词
recoverin; paraneoplastic antigens; retinal degeneration; uveitis;
D O I
10.1023/A:1017952102887
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 [基础医学];
摘要
Serious changes in the retina, diagnosed as retinal degeneration and uveitis, are observed only in the presence of high titers of antibodies to recoverin (Ca2+-binding protein, a paraneoplastic antigen) in the blood of rabbits. Negligible changes in the retina of rabbits with low antibody titers are detected only by cytohistochemical. analysis of the retina. No changes in the retina develop in rabbits intravenously injected with antibodies to recoverin.
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