PLoS ONE, 2015 Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), which is mainly expressed in activated dendritic cells, is known as a regulator of immune responses. However, the role of IDO in immune responses against fungal corneal infection has not been investigated.
Nan Jiang +8 more
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Dendritic keratic precipitates
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports, 2023 Wenqiao Huang, Haoyu Li, Hongbo Huang
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Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report: January-March 2020 [PDF]
, 2020 This quarterly report includes: New Look for the Jefferson Digital Commons Articles COVID-19 Working Papers Educational Materials From the Archives Grand Rounds and Lectures JeffMD Scholarly Inquiry Abstracts Journals and Newsletters Master of Public ...
Copeland, LIBT, James +2 more
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Corneal grafting at St. Luke`s Hospital [PDF]
, 1975 A corneal graft is a resection of a part of a diseased and opaque cornea, and its substitution by a clear fragment of equal size taken from a healthy cornea of a person who has just died.
Damato, Francis Joseph
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SJL Mice Infected with Acanthamoeba castellanii Develop Central Nervous System Autoimmunity through the Generation of Cross-Reactive T Cells for Myelin Antigens [PDF]
, 2014 We recently reported that Acanthamoeba castellanii (ACA), an opportunistic pathogen of the central nervous system (CNS) possesses mimicry epitopes for proteolipid protein (PLP) 139–151 and myelin basic protein 89–101, and that the epitopes induce ...
da Rocha-Azevedo, Bruno +9 more
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Distinct roles for Dectin-1 and TLR4 in the pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus keratitis.
PLoS Pathogens, 2010 Aspergillus species are a major worldwide cause of corneal ulcers, resulting in visual impairment and blindness in immunocompetent individuals. To enhance our understanding of the pathogenesis of Aspergillus keratitis, we developed a murine model in ...
Sixto M Leal +5 more
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Anti-retinal autoantibodies in experimental ocular and systemic toxoplasmosis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) develop autoreactivity to several retinal antigens, including retinal S-antigen. By establishing an experimental rabbit model of systemic and of primary and secondary ocular toxoplasmosis, we wished to ...
Boehnke, Matthias +3 more
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Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Herpetic Keratitis Patients—Tertiary Centre Experience
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is the leading infectious cause of corneal damage and associated loss of visual acuity.
Petra Grubešić +4 more
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A systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy of acyclovir 3% ophthalmic ointment to idoxuridine in curing herpetic keratitis by Day 7 of treatment [PDF]
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We report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named "Attilina massiliensis," a yet undescribed \u3b1-Proteobacterium ...
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