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

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 biopsi...

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Autores principales: Derrick, Tamsyn, Luthert, Philip J., Jama, Hodan, Hu, Victor H., Massae, Patrick, Essex, David, Holland, Martin J., Burton, Matthew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4889093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27249027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004752