Retinal ganglion cell loss is accompanied by antibody depositions and increased levels of microglia after immunization with retinal antigens.

<h4>Background</h4>Antibodies against retinal and optic nerve antigens are detectable in glaucoma patients. Recent studies using a model of experimental autoimmune glaucoma demonstrated that immunization with certain ocular antigens causes an immun-mediated retinal ganglion cell loss in...

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Main Authors: Stephanie C Joachim, Oliver W Gramlich, Panagiotis Laspas, Heiko Schmid, Sabine Beck, Harald D von Pein, H Burkhard Dick, Norbert Pfeiffer, Franz H Grus
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/aa3a4161cce64d2a94245fc3fa16ad29
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