The Maintenance of Lymphatic Vessels in the Cornea Is Dependent on the Presence of Macrophages | Zendy

Kazuichi Maruyama | Zendy; Toru Nakazawa | Zendy; Claus Cursiefen | Zendy; Yuko Maruyama | Zendy; Nico van Rooijen | Zendy; Patricia A. D’Amore | Zendy; Shigeru Kinoshita | Zendy

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The Maintenance of Lymphatic Vessels in the Cornea Is Dependent on the Presence of Macrophages

Author(s) -

Kazuichi Maruyama,

Toru Nakazawa,

Claus Cursiefen,

Yuko Maruyama,

Nico van Rooijen,

Patricia A. D’Amore,

Shigeru Kinoshita

Publication year - 2012

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.11-8010

Subject(s) - lymphangiogenesis , lymphatic system , lymphatic vessel , lymphatic endothelium , cornea , pathology , integrin alpha m , transplantation , medicine , immune system , immunology , ophthalmology , surgery , cancer , metastasis

It has been shown previously that the presence in the cornea of antigen-presenting cells (APC), such as macrophages (MPS) and lymphangiogenesis, is a risk for corneal transplantation. We sought to determine whether the existence of lymphatic vessels in the non-inflamed cornea is associated with the presence of MPS.

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