Figure 2. CCR7 was expressed by CD11b⁺ and CD11c⁺ cells in inflamed corneal stroma

CD11b (left), CD11b (left), CD11c (middle), and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II (right) were displayed in green in the normal and inflamed whole-mounted stromas. CCR7⁺ cells (red) were only detected in the inflamed (top panels), not the normal (bottom panels) corneal stromas. These cells were costained with CD11b (yellow; A) and CD11c (yellow; B). A majority of CCR7⁺ cells also co-expressed MHC class II (yellow; C). Confocal microscopy, original magnification: X40.