Pathogenic Acanthamoeba Induces Apoptosis of Human Corneal Epithelial Cells

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Zheng, Xiaodong ^a   Uno, Toshihiko ^a   Goto, Tomoko ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Hill, James M ^b   Ohashi, Yuichi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Apoptosis; Contact lens wear; Cultured human corneal epithelial cells; DNA fragmentation

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOSE; PEPTONE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL LYSATE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE INFECTION; FIBROBLAST; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842278712     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-003-0018-y     Document Type: Article

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