Intraperitoneal Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Prevents Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis in Mice

• Main Authors: Joo Youn Oh (Author), Tae Wan Kim (Author), Hyun Jeong Jeong (Author), Hyun Ju Lee (Author), Jin Suk Ryu (Author), Won Ryang Wee (Author), Jang Won Heo (Author), Mee Kum Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Autoimmune uveitis is one of the leading causes of blindness. We here investigated whether intraperitoneal administration of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) might prevent development of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) in mice. Time course study showed that the number of IFN-γ- or...