Consecutive dosing of UVB irradiation induces loss of ABCB5 expression and activation of EMT and fibrosis proteins in limbal epithelial cells similar to pterygium epithelium
Pterygium pathogenesis is often attributed to a population of altered limbal stem cells, which initiate corneal invasion and drive the hyperproliferation and fibrosis associated with the disease. These cells are thought to undergo epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and to contribute to subep...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-10-01
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Series: | Stem Cell Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506122002859 |