Studies on equine recurrent uveitis. II: The role of infection withLeptospira interrogansserovarpomona
作者:
HalliwellRichard E.,
BrimTheresa A.,
MinesMelissa T.,
WolfDan,
WhiteFranklin H.,
期刊:
Current Eye Research
(Taylor Available online 1985)
卷期:
Volume 4,
issue 10
页码: 1033-1040
ISSN:0271-3683
年代: 1985
DOI:10.3109/02713688509003348
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was developed for the detection of immunoglobulin class specific antibodies toLeptospira interrogansserovarpomonain the serum and aqueous humor of horses. Serum antibody was also assayed by microscopic agglutination tests.Although higher levels of antibody were found in sera from horses with signs of uveitis, the association was not statistically significant. Antibodies topomonawere detected in the aqueous of 12 eyes from the 101 horses sampled at a slaughterhouse, and in most instances, a comparison of the aqueous/serum antibody level with that of the total aqueous/serum IgG level indicated intraocular antibody synthesis. Antibodies were also found in 4 aqueous (or vitreous) samples out of 9 obtained from horses with clinically documented uveitis and the above comparison again indicated intraocular antibody synthesis.The data point to an important role forpomonaas an etiology of equine recurrent uveitis but also emphasize that the initiating cause for this disease is often obscure in that association with leptospirosis cannot be shown in many instances.
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