Systemic overexpression of IFN-γ and IL-5 exacerbates early phase reaction and conjunctival eosinophilia, respectively, in experimental allergic conjunctivitis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1680-1685

  Ishida, W ^a   Tsuru, E ^b   Tominaga, A ^c   Miyazaki, J I ^d   Higuchi, T ^a   Sakamoto, S ^a   Fukushima, A ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EVANS BLUE; EYE DROPS; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPORATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TISSUE;

AMBROSIA; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPORATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 72449167913     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.162594     Document Type: Article

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