Chemokine CXCR-4 and cyclooxygenase-2 in the pathogenesis of pterygium

Baser, Gonen; Sivrikoz, Oya; Karahan, Eyyup; Seker Un, Emine; Yildirim, Hakan; SARIOĞLU, SÜLEN

doi:10.3906/sag-1508-91

Chemokine CXCR-4 and cyclooxygenase-2 in the pathogenesis of pterygium

Baser G., Sivrikoz O. N., Karahan E., Seker Un E., Yildirim H., SARIOĞLU S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.47, sa.4, ss.1061-1066, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1508-91
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1061-1066
Anahtar Kelimeler: CXCR-4, cyclooxygenase-2, pterygium
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: This study aimed to investigate the expression of chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR-4) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the epithelium and stroma of pterygium tissue in comparison with healthy conjunctiva.