Experimental Dry Eye Stimulates Production of Inflammatory Cytokines and MMP-9 and Activates MAPK Signaling Pathways on the Ocular Surface
Author(s) -
Lihui Luo,
Dequan Li,
Amish Doshi,
William J. Farley,
Rosa M. Corrales,
Stephen C. Pflugfelder
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.03-1145
Subject(s) - mapk/erk pathway , kinase , zymography , microbiology and biotechnology , western blot , conjunctiva , p38 mitogen activated protein kinases , matrix metalloproteinase , chemistry , inflammation , biology , immunology , biochemistry , gene
To evaluate whether experimentally induced dry eye in mice activates mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways, c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK), extracellular-regulated kinases (ERK), and p38 and stimulates ocular surface inflammation.
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