Open AccessPrimer ve Nüks Pterjium Patogenezinde Mast Hücrelerinin Rolü
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Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
türk oftalmoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2147-2661
pISSN - 1300-0659
DOI - 10.4274/tjo.42.28190
Subject(s) - mast (botany) , primer (cosmetics) , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , mast cell , biology , immunology , organic chemistry
Pur po se: In this study, we aimed to investigate the roles of mast cells in pterygium pathogenesis and to compare the number of mast cells\udin primary and recurrent pterygium.\udMa te ri al and Met hod: In this study, we evaluated 49 eyes of 49 outpatients with pterygium and the 2 eyes of 1 outpatient with pterygium.\udTwenty-eight of pterygium tissues were primary type and twenty-three of them were recurrent type. Normal conjunctival tissues in the upper\udtemporal quadrant of same eyes were included in the control group. The numbers of mast cells in the tissues of primary pterygium group,\udrecurrent pterygium group and control group were compared.\udRe sults: The mean mast cell number in the pterygium tissues (8.9±6.5) was statistically significantly higher than the mean mast cell\udnumber in the control tissues (6.0±4.7) (p=0.000). Even though the mean mast cell number in the recurrent pterygium tissues (9.3±7.4)\udwas higher than that in the primary pterygium tissues (8.5±5.3), the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.68).\udDis cus si on: These results suggest that mast cells play an important role in pterygium pathogenesis; however, more studies are necessary\udto demonstrate the difference between primary pterygium and recurrent pterygium. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2012; 42: 183-5