Interferon-γ down-regulates claudin-1 and impairs the epithelial barrier function in primary cultured human thyrocytes

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-221

  Tedelind, Sofia ^a   Ericson, L E ^a   Karlsson, J O ^a   Nilsson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CASPASE 3; CLAUDIN 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; OCCLUDIN; THYROTROPIN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL CONTACT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO CULTURE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL; TIGHT JUNCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CELL POLARITY; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0141516526     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1490215     Document Type: Article

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