title: [Dynamic changes in soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels after rat corneal allograft].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the diagnostic utility of serum IL-2R level test in corneal allograft rejection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum soluble IL-2R was detected by radioimmunoassay in rat corneal allograft model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Levels of soluble IL-2R were markedly elevated prior to the clinical diagnosis of rejection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Marked elevations of soluble IL-2R are associated with rejection, measurement of soluble IL-2R may have a useful value in the early diagnosis of corneal allograft rejection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D006084:Graft Rejection; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014185:Transplantation, Isogeneic
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2