M cells are involved in pathogenesis of human contact lens-associated giant papillary conjunctivitis

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-177

  Zhong, Xingwu ^a   Liu, Hongshan ^a   Pu, Aijun ^a   Xia, Xuefeng ^b   Zhou, Xiaodong ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens associated giant papillary conjunctivitis; M cells

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; PARAFFIN; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS ASSOCIATED GIANT PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GIANT PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS; GOBLET CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; M CELL; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE FIXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 34250708422     PISSN: 0004069X     EISSN: 16614917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00005-007-0022-x     Document Type: Article

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