Expression of TNF-α and IL-6 cytokines in the choroid and sclera of hypercholesterolemic rabbits

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 168-172

  Torres, Rogil José de Almeida ^a   Luchini, Andrea ^b   Barberini, Lucas Younes ^a   Precoma, Leonardo ^c   Torres, Caroline Luzia de Almeida ^d   Torres, Robson Antonio de Almeida ^d   de Noronha, Lucia ^a   Erbano, Bruna Olandoski ^e   Casella, Antonio Marcelo Barbante ^f   Precoma, Dalton Bertolim ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Centro Oftalmologico de Curitiba   (Brazil)

^c Medical Clinicat the Hospital Angelina Caron   (Brazil)

^d POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^e Hospital de Curitiba   (Brazil)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Choroid; Cytokines; Interleukin 6; Macrophages; Macular degeneration; Sclera; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CHOROID; DISEASE MODEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; REFERENCE VALUE; SCLERA; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOROID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; RABBITS; REFERENCE VALUES; SCLERA; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84908272588     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20140043     Document Type: Article

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