TABLE 7.
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY RESULTS FOR THE TWO-YEAR-OLD NORMAL (N) AND BUPHTHALMIC (B) RABBITS*
| PROTEIN | ANIMAL | DESCEMET’S MEMBRANE | ENDOTHELIUM | CILIARY EPITHELIUM | TRABECULAR MESHWORK/ ENDOTHELIUM | LENS CAPSULE | LENS EPITHELIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine-rich glycoprotein | N | 0 | 2+ | 2+ | Trace to 1+ | 0 | 1+ |
| B | 0 | 3+ | 1 + | Trace to 1+ | 0 | 0 | |
| Clusterin | N | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| B | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Apolipoprotein E | N | 0 | 2+ | 2+ | 1+ | 0 | 2 |
| B | 0 | 2+ | 2+ | 1+ | 0 | 2+ | |
| Cochlin | N | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3+ | 0 | 1 | |
| Inter-photoreceptor retinoid-binding protein | N | 0 | 1+ | 3+ | 1+ | 0 | 1+ |
| B | 0 | 2+ | 3+ | 1+ | 0 | 1+ | |
| Transthyretin | N | 0 | 3+ | 1+ | 1+ | 0 | 1+ |
| B | 0 | 3 + | 1+ | 2+ | 0 | 1+ | |
| Gelsolin | N | 0 | 1+ | 2 | 1+ | 0 | 0 |
| B | 0 | 1+ | 2 | 1+ | 0 | 0 | |
| Haptoglobin | N | 0 | 1 | 1+ | 1+ | 0 | 1+ |
| B | 0 | 1 | 1+ | 2+ | 0 | 1+ |
*
Fluorescence intensity was given scores from 0 to 4+ with 0 being no fluorescence and 4+ being intense fluorescence.