Increased Epithelial Expression of CTGF and S100A7 with Elevated Subepithelial Expression of IL-1β in Trachomatous Trichiasis.

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Tamsyn Derrick (Údar), Philip J Luthert (Údar), Hodan Jama (Údar), Victor H Hu (Údar), Patrick Massae (Údar), David Essex (Údar), Martin J Holland (Údar), Matthew J Burton (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ábhair: article
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PURPOSE:To characterize the histological appearance and expression of pro-inflammatory mediators, growth factors, matrix metalloproteinases and biomarkers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in healthy control and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) conjunctival tissue. METHODS:Conjunctival biopsies...