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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
In this study we report the numbers and metachromatic dye-staining characteristics of mast cells (MCs) in the conjunctiva of normal subjects and patients with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis caused by pollenosis. In addition, we have used a monoclonal antibody to the MC-specific enzyme, tryptase, to enumerate tryptase-positive cells immunohistochemically. Tarsal conjunctival MCs were found to be present in increased numbers in the allergic compared to the nonallergic subjects. Most of the MCs exhibited staining that was formaldehyde resistant, compatible with their identification as connective tissue MCs or basophils. The high positive staining for tryptase confirmed that the metachromatic cells stained with toluidine blue were MCs and not basophils, both in normal and allergic subjects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0091-6749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Mast cell numbers and staining characteristics in the normal and allergic human conjunctiva.
pubmed:affiliation
Southampton Eye Hospital, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't