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      Flow Cytometric Analysis of Surface Antigens on Human Conjunctival Epithelial Cells

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          We analyzed the levels of expression of different surface adhesion molecules on normal human conjunctival epithelial cells with cytology and flow cytometry. The levels of β<sub>1</sub> (CD29), VLA-1 (CD49a), VLA-2 (CD49b), and VLA-3 (CD49c) integrins were high, whereas those of VLA-5 (CD49e) and VLA-6 (CD49f) were faint, and that of VLA-4 (CD49d) was undetectable. Among the β<sub>2</sub> integrins, the levels of Mac-1 (CD1 lb) and p 150.25 (CD 11 c) were positive, while LFA-1 (CD 11 a) was not detectable. HLA class I and class II were also expressed. However, CR2 (CD21), CD57, CD44 and ICAM-1 (CD54) were not detected. Our study suggests that these techniques may aid in identifying changes in the expression levels of various surface antigens on conjunctival epithelial cells that could occur in ocular surface disease.

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          Journal
          ORE
          Ophthalmic Res
          10.1159/issn.0030-3747
          Ophthalmic Research
          S. Karger AG
          0030-3747
          1423-0259
          1997
          1997
          11 December 2009
          : 29
          : 2
          : 103-109
          Affiliations
          aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, bSanten Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nara Research and Development Center, Nara, and cDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Saitama, Japan
          Article
          268003 Ophthalmic Res 1997;29:103–109
          10.1159/000268003
          9154536
          f1e2252c-bcbd-45d7-a758-7e46c882a8b3
          © 1997 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 30 July 1996
          : 31 October 1996
          Page count
          Pages: 7
          Categories
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          Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
          Brush cytology,Flow cytometry,Conjunctival epithelial cells,Integrin,Adhesion molecule

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