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M cells are involved in pathogenesis of human contact lens-associated giant papillary conjunctivitis

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Zhong X., Liu H., Pu A., Xia X., Zhou X.

2007

vol. 55

issue 3

173-177

The objective was to study the pathogenesis of contact lens-associated giant papillary conjunctivitis (CL-GPC). Materials and Methods: Twenty-one biopsies of conjunctival giant papillae were obtained from soft contact lens wearers. The tissues were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and embedded in paraffin. Sections of 5 mum thickness were used for studies of histology and immunohistochemistry of pan-B and pan-T cell distributions. Results: Conjunctival epitheliums on the top of conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue typically lacked goblet cells. Lymphocytes from underlying lymphoid follicle were pressed into intra-epithelial 'pockets' formed through epithelial invagination. Under the follicle-associated epithelium, pan-B cells were mostly gathered in the central folliclar area and intraepithelial pockets, while CD3-positive T cells were predominantly distributed in parafolliclar region, but only a few in the intraepithelial pockets. Conclusions: Membranous epithelial cells (M cells) play a key role in the pathogenesis of CL-GPC for the binding and translocation of antigen and pathogen.

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1 Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis

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1 Liu H.

1 Pu A.

1 Xia X.

1 Zhong X.

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M cells are involved in pathogenesis of human contact lens-associated giant papillary conjunctivitis