The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol 116, 653-664,
©Copyright, 1962, by The Rockefeller Institute
SUPPRESSION OF ALLERGIC UVEITIS BY 6-MERCAPTOPURINE
E. Wirostko M.D.1 and
S. P. Halbert M.D.1
1 From the Department of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
Experimental uveitis in rabbits was induced by single intraocular antigen injection. Treatment with 6-MP for 14 days suppressed the allergic inflammation and antibody response. A good correlation was demonstrated between the degree of uveitis and the antibody titer.
Submitted on July 2, 1962