In vivo characterization of host and bacterial protease expression during Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infections in naive and immunized mice

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-297

  Kernacki, K A ^a   Fridman, R ^a   Hazlett, L D ^a   Lande, M A ^a   Berk, R S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease; Immunization; Keratitis; Matrix metalloproteases; Mouse; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; APROTININ; BACTERIAL ENZYME; EDETIC ACID; ELASTASE; GELATINASE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KERATITIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030891711     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.4.289.10686     Document Type: Article

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