Particulate phagocytosis by trabecular meshwork endothelium

Can J Ophthalmol. 1977 Oct;12(4):293-9.

Abstract

We studied the phagocytic response in the trabecular meshwork of rabbits to the debris released by photocoagulation of the iris. Four cell types exhibited phagocytosis: native meshwork endothelium, histiocytic macrophages, polymorphonuclear leukocytes and corneal endothelial cells. Nienty days after the photocoagulation both the lining cells and the trabecular beams of the meshwork had returned to normal.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cornea / cytology
  • Endothelium / cytology
  • Histiocytes / cytology
  • Humans
  • Leukocytes / cytology
  • Light Coagulation*
  • Phagocytosis*
  • Rabbits
  • Trabecular Meshwork / cytology*
  • Trabecular Meshwork / ultrastructure