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7160339

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
The anterior pituitary gland can be involved in an inflammatory reaction mediated by lymphocytes that leads to various degrees of dysfunction. In seven rabbits immunized with homologous pituitary tissue in complete Freund's adjuvant, a focal lymphocytic infiltrate, and increased fibrosis was observed in five. These changes were patchy in distribution and limited to the anterior pituitary. No inflammation was observed in five control animals. When incubated with pituitary extract, partially purified lymphocytes from four of the five animals with altered pituitary histology demonstrated a significant (p less than 0.05) stimulation of 3H-thymidine incorporation. Measures of antipituitary antibodies using indirect immunofluorescence were negative in experimental as well as control animals. The present studies characterize the histologic changes and suggest that cellular immunity plays a role in the pathogenesis of experimentally induced autoimmune pituitary disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0093-6391
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for cellular mediated immunity in an animal model of autoimmune pituitary disease.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article