Effects of the immunomodulator, VGX-1027, in endotoxin-induced uveitis in Lewis rats

K Mangano, N Y Sardesai, C Quattrocchi, E Mazzon, S Cuzzocrea, K Bendtzen, P L Meroni, J J Kim, F Nicoletti

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Abstract

VGX-1027 is a novel, low molecular weight, immunomodulatory compound that has shown efficacy against a variety of immuno-inflammatory disease models in animals including autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice, collagen-induced arthritis and chemically induced inflammatory colitis. Here, we have studied the effects of VGX-1027 on the development of endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in male Lewis rats, as a model of inflammatory ocular diseases in humans.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftBritish Journal of Pharmacology
Vol/bind155
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)722-30
Antal sider9
ISSN0007-1188
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 nov. 2008

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