Human orbital fibroblasts are activated through CD40 to induce proinflammatory cytokine production

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 3 43-3, 1998, Pages

  Sempowski, Gregory D ^a   Rozenblit, Julia ^c   Smith, Terry J ^c   Phipps, Richard P ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cellular activation; Fibroblasts; Interleukin 6; Interleukin 8; Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE DISEASE; FIBROBLAST; GENE DISRUPTION; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; ORBIT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031978328     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.274.3.c707     Document Type: Article

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