Leukotriene A4-hydrolase expression and leukotriene B4 levels in chronic inflammation of bacterial origin: Immunohistochemistry and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of oral mucosal epithelium

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 440, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 627-634

  Eberhard, Jörg ^a   Jepsen, Søren ^a   Tiemann, Markus ^a   Krause, Ralph ^a   Açil, Yahya ^a   Albers, Hans Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Gingivitis; Keratinocytes; Leukotrienes; Mouth mucosa

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; LEUKOTRIENE A4 HYDROLASE; LEUKOTRIENE B4;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BASAL CELL; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KERATINOCYTE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA;

EID: 0036328999     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-001-0597-2     Document Type: Article

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