Early expression of PTX3 in Aspergillus fumigatus infected rat cornea

AIM: To investigate the expression of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in rat corneal epithelium at the early stage of Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) infection. METHODS: A total of 50 Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group, Sham group and experimental group (fungal keratitis group, FK group)....

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Main Authors: Jie Zhang, Gui-Qiu Zhao, Jing Qu, Jing Lin, Cheng-Ye Che, Xue-Jiao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2018/7/20180702.pdf