Purpose: To the investigate changes in local immune functions of the cornea and the adjacent conjunctiva, and their roles in the mechanism of the disease. Method: The cornea and adjacent bulbar conjunctiva taken from ...Purpose: To the investigate changes in local immune functions of the cornea and the adjacent conjunctiva, and their roles in the mechanism of the disease. Method: The cornea and adjacent bulbar conjunctiva taken from 14 patients with Mooren’s ulcer were stained immunohistochemically for CD3, CD4, CD8, HLA-DR, GD1 and CD25.Result: An aberrant expression of HLA-DR antigen by a large number of kerato-conjunctival epithelial cells and keratocytes in the corneal stroma was found. The CD4 + /CD8+ ratio is significantly higher than normal control. Conclusion: The aberrant expression of MHC- II antigen in the resident cells at the peripheral cornea and the adjacent conjunctiva, along with a raised local TH/ Ts ratio leading to an excessive autoimmune reactivity is possibly the direct cause of Mooren’s ulcer. Eye Science 1996; 12: 33-35.展开更多
文摘Purpose: To the investigate changes in local immune functions of the cornea and the adjacent conjunctiva, and their roles in the mechanism of the disease. Method: The cornea and adjacent bulbar conjunctiva taken from 14 patients with Mooren’s ulcer were stained immunohistochemically for CD3, CD4, CD8, HLA-DR, GD1 and CD25.Result: An aberrant expression of HLA-DR antigen by a large number of kerato-conjunctival epithelial cells and keratocytes in the corneal stroma was found. The CD4 + /CD8+ ratio is significantly higher than normal control. Conclusion: The aberrant expression of MHC- II antigen in the resident cells at the peripheral cornea and the adjacent conjunctiva, along with a raised local TH/ Ts ratio leading to an excessive autoimmune reactivity is possibly the direct cause of Mooren’s ulcer. Eye Science 1996; 12: 33-35.
