Human corneal epithelial cells respond to ocular-pathogenic, but not to nonpathogenic-flagellin

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 238-247

  Hozono, Yukako ^a   Ueta, Mayumi ^a   Hamuro, Junji ^a   Kojima, Kentaro ^a   Kawasaki, Satoshi ^a   Yamazaki, Kenta ^a   Kinoshita, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flagellin; Human corneal epithelial cells; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Toll like receptor 5 (TLR5)

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FLAGELLIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 5;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLAGELLIN; HUMANS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 5;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERRATIA;

EID: 33745837838     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.06.088     Document Type: Article

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