Abstract | AIMS: METHODS: Corneas from three eyes of three patients with GDCD and one eye of one patient with LCD-I were examined immunohistochemically using antibodies against apoJ and apoE. Two normal corneas were similarly examined. Tissue sections of brain from a patient with Alzheimer's disease were used as positive controls for the antibodies. For all negative controls, mouse IgG was used instead of the primary antibody. RESULTS: Intense apoJ and apoE immunoreactivities were found in congophilic amyloid deposits in GDCD and LCD-I. These deposits were located subepithelially in GDCD, and subepithelially and intrastromally in LCD-I. In GDCD, immunostaining of subepithelial amyloid with anti-apoJ was noticeably stronger than with anti- apoE. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | K Nishida, A J Quantock, A Dota, N H Choi-Miura, S Kinoshita |
Journal | The British journal of ophthalmology
(Br J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 83
Issue 10
Pg. 1178-82
(Oct 1999)
ISSN: 0007-1161 [Print] England |
PMID | 10502582
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Amyloid
- Apolipoproteins
- Apolipoproteins E
- CLU protein, human
- Clusterin
- Complement Inactivator Proteins
- Glycoproteins
- Molecular Chaperones
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
(metabolism)
- Amyloid
(metabolism)
- Apolipoproteins
(metabolism)
- Apolipoproteins E
(metabolism)
- Clusterin
- Complement Inactivator Proteins
(metabolism)
- Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
(metabolism)
- Female
- Glycoproteins
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Chaperones
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