Keratocyte loss in Acanihamoeba Keratitis: Phagocytosis, necrosis or apoptosis?

Keratocyte loss in Acanihamoeba Keratitis: Phagocytosis, necrosis or apoptosis?

<b>Purpose:</b> Pathogenesis of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> keratitis involves breakdown of epithelial barrier, stromal invasion by <i>Acanthamoeba,</i> loss of keratocytes, inflammatory response and finally stromal necrosis. The loss of keratocytes, believed to be due to...

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Main Authors: Vemuganti Geeta, Sharma Savitri, Athmanathan Sreedharan, Garg Prashant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2000-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Acanthamoeba
isolation &#x0026;amp; purification
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
parasitology
pathology
surgery
Animals
Apoptosis
genetics
Corneal Stroma
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=291;epage=4;aulast=Vemuganti

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