Interleukin 17F expression and effect in human corneal epithelial cells

• Main Author: Yang, Bennie Neng Jie
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13571
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Interleukin (IL)-17F, a relatively less studied cytokine traditionally known to be produced by leukocytes, is involved in neutrophil recruitment during inflammation. Previous unpublished data suggest that IL-17F is expressed in human corneal epithelial cells (HCE) and differentially regulated in tra...