Pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Ocular Surface

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 70-79

  Panjwani, Noorjahan ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Cytotoxic proteinases; Lectin; Mannose binding protein; Tear fluid

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AMOEBA (GENUS); ASSAY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL KILLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORNEA; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HAMSTER; HOST CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LACRIMAL DUCT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; STROMA;

EID: 77951758945     PISSN: 15420124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-0124(12)70071-X     Document Type: Review

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