Specific decellularized extracellular matrix promotes the plasticity of human ocular surface epithelial cells

The ocular surface is composed of two phenotypically and functionally different epithelial cell types: corneal and the conjunctival epithelium. Upon injury or disease, ocular surface homeostasis is impaired resulting in migration of conjunctival epithelium on to the corneal surface. This can lead to...

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Main Authors: Tiago Ramos, Mohit Parekh, Paula Meleady, Finbarr O’Sullivan, Rosalind M. K. Stewart, Stephen B. Kaye, Kevin Hamill, Sajjad Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.974212/full