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Impaired Fas-Fas Ligand Interactions Result in Greater Recurrent Herpetic Stromal Keratitis in Mice.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2015
Yin Xiao-Tang, Keadle Tammie L, Hard Jessicah, Herndon John, Potter Chloe A, Del Rosso Chelsea R, Ferguson Thomas A, Stuart Patrick M
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection of the cornea leads to a potentially blinding condition termed herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK). Clinical studies have indicated that disease is primarily associated with recurrent HSK following reactivation of a latent viral infection of the trigeminal ganglia. One of the key factors that limit inflammation of the cornea is the expression of Fas ligand (FasL). We...
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