EXPRESSION OF IA ANTIGEN-LIKE MOLECULES ON CELLS IN THE CORNEAL EPITHELIUM

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  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 18  (3) , 310-313
Abstract
Ia [immune response-associated] antigens [Ag] expressed preferentially on cells of the immune system are present on cells in the cornea. Immunofluorescence studies showed that a specific rabbit anti-Ia Ag serum stained cells in the corneal epithelium. The stained cells were well integrated into the corneal epithelial architecture and displayed short dendritic processes. Their location in the cornea and corneal limbus and their morphological appearance suggest that the Ia Ag-expressing cells of the cornea are equivalents of the Ia Ag-bearing Langerhans'' cells of the epidermis.