Distribution of conjunctival HLA-DR expression and the pathogenesis of damage in early dry eyes

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 951-954

  Rolando, Maurizio ^a   Barabino, Stefano ^a,b   Mingari, Cristina ^c   Moretti, Sara ^c   Giuffrida, Sebastiano ^d   Calabria, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Fidia Oftal Bausch/Lomb Pharmaceut   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dry eyes; HLA DR; Ocular surface inflammation; Tears

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; DRY EYE; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONJUNCTIVA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 28044454795     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000157421.93522.00     Document Type: Article

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