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Strain-dependent production of interleukin-17/interferon-γ and matrix remodeling-associated genes in experimental Candida albicans keratitis.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Zou Yanli, Zhang Hongbo, Li Hongxia, Chen Hao, Song Wengang, Wang Yiqiang
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of genetic background in determining the development or prognosis of experimental fungal keratitis by comparing the disease courses and related molecules of experimental Candida albicans in two common mouse strains. METHODS: After intrastromal inoculation of 1 × 10(5)C. albicans blastospores into corneas of Balb/c and C57BL/6 mice, all mice developed...
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