Immunological Aspects of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

Figure 6

Immunohistochemistry on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue section of fat tissue of the eye socket obtained from patients who underwent endoscopic orbital decompression due to dysthyroid optic neuropathy: (a) TGF-β (×200); (b) TLR-4 (×100); (c) NF-kappa B (×100); (d) HIF-1α (×100); (e) IL-17 (×100); (f) isotype control (×100). The color reaction was visualized using DAB as a chromogen.

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