Role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of posterior capsule opacification

Br J Ophthalmol. 2000 Mar;84(3):332-6. doi: 10.1136/bjo.84.3.332.

Authors

W R Meacock¹, D J Spalton, M R Stanford

Affiliation

¹ The Eye Department, St Thomas's Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Apoptosis
Cataract / etiology*
Cataract / immunology
Cataract / pathology
Cell Adhesion
Cell Differentiation
Cell Division
Cornea / immunology
Cornea / pathology*
Cytokines / physiology*
Extracellular Matrix / immunology
Extracellular Matrix / pathology
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / physiology
Humans
Interleukin-1 / physiology
Interleukin-6 / physiology
Transforming Growth Factor beta / physiology

Substances

Cytokines
Interleukin-1
Interleukin-6
Transforming Growth Factor beta
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2