TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of hypersensitivity reactions to toxoplasma antigens in experimental ocular toxoplasmosis in nonhuman primates
AU - Newman, Philip E.
AU - Ghosheh, Ribhi
AU - Tabbara, Khalid F.
AU - O'connor, G. Richard
AU - Stern, Walter
PY - 1982
Y1 - 1982
N2 - To assess the role of ocular hypersensitivity reactions to Toxoplasma antigens in previously sensitized ocular tissues, we used a nonhuman primate model of ocular toxoplasmosis. Each eye of eight monkeys was inoculated with living Toxoplasma organisms into the inner retinal layers. All eyes developed necrotizing retinochoroiditis. Healing of the lesion occurred with the formation of a retinochoroiditic scar. Four months later, Toxoplasma antigens were injected through the right internal carotid artery. Four weeks after this, Toxoplasma antigens were inoculated into the left retina. Iritis, vitritis, and retinal edema occurred in response to the administration of the antigens, but no recurrent necrotizing retinochoroiditis was produced in this model. These findings suggested that hypersensitivity to Toxoplasma antigens does not play a major role in triggering recurrences of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in nonhuman primates.
AB - To assess the role of ocular hypersensitivity reactions to Toxoplasma antigens in previously sensitized ocular tissues, we used a nonhuman primate model of ocular toxoplasmosis. Each eye of eight monkeys was inoculated with living Toxoplasma organisms into the inner retinal layers. All eyes developed necrotizing retinochoroiditis. Healing of the lesion occurred with the formation of a retinochoroiditic scar. Four months later, Toxoplasma antigens were injected through the right internal carotid artery. Four weeks after this, Toxoplasma antigens were inoculated into the left retina. Iritis, vitritis, and retinal edema occurred in response to the administration of the antigens, but no recurrent necrotizing retinochoroiditis was produced in this model. These findings suggested that hypersensitivity to Toxoplasma antigens does not play a major role in triggering recurrences of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in nonhuman primates.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 6810699
AN - SCOPUS:0019966125
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 94
SP - 159
EP - 164
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -