ARVO

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

BMA

bovines Melanin-assoziiertes Antigen

C5a

aktivierter Komplementfaktor 5

CD

Cluster of Differentiation

CFA

Complete Freund´s Adjuvans

CL₂MBP

Clodronat, Clodronsäure, Dichlormethylendiphosphonat (DMDP)

EAAU

Experimentelle autoimmune anteriore Uveitis (Synonym: EMIU)

EAE

Experimentelle autoimmune Enzephalitis

EAN

Experimentelle autoimmune Neuritis

EAPU

Experimentelle autoimmune Pigmentepithelmembran-Protein-induzierte Uveitis

EAU

Experimentelle autoimmune Uveitis

EIU

Endotoxin induzierte Uveitis

ELAM

endothelial-leucocyte adhesion molecule

ELISA

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EMIU

Experimentelle Melaninprotein-induzierte Uveitis

ESL

E-selectin ligand

FMLP

Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanin

GlyCAM

Glycosylation-dependent cell adhesion molecule

GM-CSF

Granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor

HLA

human leucocyte antigen (Synonym: MHC)

i.p.

intraperitoneal

ICAM

intercellular adhesion molecule

IFN

Interferon

IL

Interleukin

LFA-1

lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1; CD11a-CD18

LPS

Lipopolysaccharide (Zellwandbestandteile grammnegativer Bakterien)

LTB4

Leukotrien B4

Mac-1

macrophage-1 antigen; CD11b-CD18

MAdCAM

mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule

MCP

monocyte chemotactic protein

MHC

mean histocombatibility complex

MIP

macrophage inflammatory protein

mRNA

messenger RNA

MW

Mittelwert

N.

Nervus (Nn. – Plural)

p.i.

post immunisationem

PAF

platelet-activating factor

PBS

phosphate buffered saline

PECAM

platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule

PEP-65

ein aus retinalem Gewebe aufgereinigtes Peptid

PSGL

P-selectin glycoprotein ligand

PTX

Pertussistoxin

RPE

Retinales Pigmentepithel

SDS

Sodeumdodecyl­sulfat

SF

Standardfehler

SleA/X

sialyl-Lewis-a/x

TBS

TRIS buffered saline

TGF

transforming growth factor

TH

T-Helfer-Zelle

TNF

Tumornekrosefaktor

VCAM

vascular cell adhesion molecule

Vv.

Venae