Mannose-binding lectin as part of the complement pathway: Characterization in non-inflamed and inflamed human eyes

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 871-877

  Chow, Sing Pey ^a,b   Dean, Melinda M ^d   Depla, Jozef A ^a   Daniell, Mark D ^b,c   Eisen, Damon P ^b,c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complement pathway; Endophthalmitis; Inflammation; Mannose binding lectin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HERPETIC RETINAL VASCULITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA VASCULITIS; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VASCULITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955163118     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02572.x     Document Type: Article

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