The comparison of the impact of ghrelin and tacrolimus on vitreous cytokine levels in an experimental uveitis model


Gul F. C., Turgut B., Dagli F., Ilhan N., Ozgen M.

GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.251, no.4, pp.1235-1241, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 251 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00417-013-2259-x
  • Journal Name: GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1235-1241
  • Keywords: Uveitis, TNF-alpha, IL-1, IL-6, Tacrolimus, Ghrelin, EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE UVEORETINITIS, CYCLOSPORINE-A, ORGAN INJURY, TNF-ALPHA, FK506, ACTIVATION, POSTERIOR, CELLS, PROLIFERATION, INTERLEUKIN-6
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We aimed to compare the effects of intraperitoneal ghrelin and tacrolimus on vitreous levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 (IL-1), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in an experimental autoimmune uveitis model.