αB-crystallin protects retinal tissue during Staphylococcus aureus- induced endophthalmitis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1781-1790

  Whiston, Emily A ^a   Sugi, Norito ^a   Kamradt, Merideth C ^b   Sack, Coralynn ^a   Heimer, Susan R ^a   Engelbert, Michael ^c   Wawrousek, Eric F ^d   Gilmore, Michael S ^a   Ksander, Bruce R ^a   Gregory, Meredith S ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Edward S Harkness Eye Institute   (United States)

^d NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAB CRYSTALLIN; CASPASE 3; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRYAB PROTEIN, MOUSE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CASPASE 3; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RETINA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 42149127827     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01285-07     Document Type: Article

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