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ArticleMolecular vision2007

Phenotypes, distribution, and morphological features of antigen-presenting cells in the murine cornea following intravitreal injection.

Qianli Meng, Peizeng Yang, Haoli Jin, James T Rosenbaum, Bing Li, Haining Zhang, Hongyan Zhou, Xiangkun Huang, Stephen R Planck

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Article in Molecular vision, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Epifluorescence intravital microscopy of murine corneal dendritic cells.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2010
    Article
  2. In vivo imaging of the immune response in the eye.Seminars in immunopathology · 2008
    Review
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qianli MengZhongshan Ophthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Peizeng Yang
Haoli Jin
James T Rosenbaum
Bing Li
Haining Zhang
Hongyan Zhou
Xiangkun Huang
Stephen R Planck
Ophthalmology Associates (United States) · USHarvard University Press · USSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Anterior Uveal Dendritic CellsR01EY013609 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ROSENBAUM, JAMES T · 2001 to 2004
$1.2M
NEI NIH HHS EY013609NEI NIH HHS R01 EY013609PHS HHS 06484PHS HHS 10572PHS HHS 13903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo study the phenotypes, distribution, and morphologies of different antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the murine cornea.

methodsIntravitreal injection of fluorescently tagged ovalbumin (OVA) or antibodies to MHC-II (I-A(d)), F4/80, CD11c, B7-1, and B7-2 was performed to label cells in the murine cornea. Light and transmission electron microscopy were used to examine corneal histology. Intravital microscopy, epifluorescence microscopy, and confocal microscopy were used to evaluate the labeled cells. In vitro staining was performed to validate the in vivo staining and localize the labeled cells. Three-dimensional rotatable images were taken to evaluate relationships between two differently labeled cells.

resultsHistological examination revealed no observable change in the cornea following intravitreal injection. In vivo staining showed that OVA+ cells and cells positive for MHC-II, F4/80, CD11c, B7-1, or B7-2 were noted throughout the cornea with a decreasing density from limbus toward the central cornea. Two populations with distinct morphological features were identified among these APCs. Labeled cells were found beneath the epithelium or in the shallow stroma in the central and paracentral cornea, but in all layers in the peripheral cornea. A number of F4/80+ and CD11c+ cells were also positive for OVA, MHC-II, B7-1, or B7-2. Rotatable images showed a close contact between two differently labeled cells.

conclusionsIntravitreal injection of labeled antibodies can be adapted to visualize labeled cells in the cornea. APCs with distinct morphologies, phenotypes, and distribution may contribute to the immunologically privileged feature of the cornea.

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AnimalsAntibodiesAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigensCorneaCorneal StromaEpithelium, CornealFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueInjectionsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, FluorescenceOvalbuminAntibodiesAntigensOvalbumin

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PMID17417608
PMCPMC2649309
OpenAlexW2100373144

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