Macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and vascular endothelial growth factor regulate corneal neovascularization induced by infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mice

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 323-327

  Xue, Mei Lang ^a   Thakur, Archana ^a   Willcox, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cornea; Macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP 2); Neovascularization; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; VASCULOTROPIN; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; LYMPHOKINE; MONOKINE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOMOGENATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROVOCATION TEST; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LYMPHOKINES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MONOKINES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ANIMALS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0035996130     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2002.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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