Open AccessRole of natural killer cells in the rejection process of corneal allografts in rats
Author(s) -
Ilse Claerhout,
Philippe Kestelyn,
Veronique Debacker,
Hilde Beele,
Georges Leclercq
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000114964.07637.b4
Subject(s) - cd8 , cytotoxic t cell , immunology , transplantation , interleukin 21 , corneal transplantation , biology , cytotoxicity , natural killer cell , immune system , medicine , in vitro , biochemistry
The exact mechanism of human corneal allograft rejection, which is the major cause of corneal transplant failure, remains unclear. We investigated the role of natural killer (NK) cells in rat corneal allograft rejection by examining the aqueous humor (AH) cell infiltrate on different postoperative days.