October 9, 2018
Immunology
Uveitis
Translational Research
Grantee
Researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center have shown that the MDM2 inhibitor class of drugs can treat uveitis in mice.
The disease is caused by inflammatory responses inside the eye, perhaps because of an attack from the body’s immune system. Infections or tumors, bruises and toxins that penetrate the eye might also lead to the disease.