Keratitis by Antiangiogenic Effects Diminishes Development of Herpetic Stromal Application of Plasmid DNA Encoding IL-18

The effect of immunization with herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D fused with interleukin-2 against murine herpetic keratitis.

PURPOSE To evaluate the preventive effect of vaccination using fusion protein (gD-IL-2) consisting of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein D (gD), and human interleukin-2 (IL-2), and plasmid DNA encoding gD-IL-2 against murine herpetic keratitis. METHODS Plasmid containing gD-IL-2 (pHDLneo1) was constructed, and gD-IL-2 peptide was purified. BALB/c mice were injected hypodermally ...

Determination of Herpetic Keratitis Frequency Using Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Method in Isfahan, Iran

Herpetic keratitis which is resulted from herpes simplex virus type I, is considered the most common cause of corneal blindness that needs being diagnosed and treated in order to prevent irreversible eye effects. The best method to diagnose it is molecular method which has high sensitivity and exclusivity. The current study was done on 25 eye samples collected from patients referred to the Feyz...

Determination of Herpetic Keratitis Frequency Using Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Method in Isfahan, Iran

Herpetic keratitis which is resulted from herpes simplex virus type I, is considered the most common cause of corneal blindness that needs being diagnosed and treated in order to prevent irreversible eye effects. The best method to diagnose it is molecular method which has high sensitivity and exclusivity. The current study was done on 25 eye samples collected from patients referred to the Feyz...

Therapeutic effect of amniotic membrane in persistent epithelial defects and corneal ulcers in herpetic keratitis.

Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) promotes rapid epithelialization and reduces stromal inflammation and ulceration in HSV-1 keratitis. 18 patients with non-healing epithelial defect or corneal ulcer caused by herpetic keratitis were included in the study. All patients were treated by AMT. Corneal epithelial cells in patients suffering from herpetic keratitis secreted 5+/-4.8 pg/ml of IL-1...

Herpetic Stromal Keratitis Pathogenesis Stromal Keratitis: Possible Role for IL-1 in Antagonist Protein Are Resistant to Herpetic Mice Transgenic for IL-1 Receptor