Expression profiles and function of toll-like receptors in human corneal epithelia

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 893-897

  Wu, Xin Yi ^a   Gao, Jian Lu ^a   Ren, Mei Yu ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corneal epithelium; Gene expression; Human; Ligand; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; TELOMERASE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 1; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 5; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 6; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 8; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DONOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 34249809399     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200705020-00008     Document Type: Article

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