Role of dendritic cells in graft rejection after penetrating keratoplasty / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
;
(12): 72-74, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-298239
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To gain insight into the role of dendritic cells in graft rejection following penetrating keratoplasty by investigating their distribution in rat cornea.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Orthotopical corneal transplantation was performed and immunohistochemical staining of the whole-mount cornea and the spleen tissue specimen employed to determine the distribution of the dendritic cells in the cornea.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Graft rejection occurred in all rats following the transplantation. No OX-62(+) dendritic cells were found in normal cornea but they were present in the epithelium of the cornea graft with allograft rejection.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>OX-62(+) dendritic cells presenting in the rejected cornea may be related to acute graft rejection after penetrating keratoplasty.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Physiology
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General Surgery
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Dendritic Cells
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Keratoplasty, Penetrating
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Rats, Wistar
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Cornea
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Allergy and Immunology
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Graft Rejection
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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