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. 2016 Feb 5;5(2):e63. doi: 10.1038/cti.2016.2

Table 1. The evidence for involvement of B cells in non-infectious uveitis.

Observations Studies (reference)
B cells in intraocular leukocytic infiltrate in forms of uveitis including: juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis, diffuse subretinal fibrosis uveitis syndrome, Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome, multifocal choroiditis and sympathetic ophthalmia 57, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88
Schlieren caused by vitreous immunoglobulin in juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis 83
Remission of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis coincident with onset of combined variable immunodeficiency 91
Effectiveness of rituximab in forms of uveitis including: juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis, Behçet disease, isolated chronic anterior uveitis, diffuse subretinal fibrosis uveitis syndrome, Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome, autoimmune lymphocytic hypophysitis-associated uveitis 7, 8, 9, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
Elevated level of B-cell-activating factor in serum of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when uveitis co-exists 92
Prominence of B cells in leukocytic infiltrate of eyes of non-human primates with experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis 20