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Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2010, Article ID 748218, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/748218
Research Article

Expression of TLR4-MyD88 and NF- B in the Iris during Endotoxin-Induced Uveitis

Shang Li,1 Hong Lu,1 Xiaofeng Hu,1 Wei Chen,2 Yingzhi Xu,1 and Jing Wang1

1Departmnet of Ophthalmology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Baijiazhuang Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China
2Department of Ophthalmology, Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Tonji Medical University, Beijing 100080, China

Received 25 November 2009; Accepted 21 June 2010

Academic Editor: Philipp M. Lepper

Copyright © 2010 Shang Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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