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Murine Corneal Transplantation: A Model to Study the Most Common Form of Solid Organ Transplantation
Published on: November 17, 2014
[Immunosuppression after corneal transplantation : Clinical standards and novel approaches]
1Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Killianstr. 5, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Deutschland. katrin.wacker@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
Abstract:
Corticosteroid eye drops are the mainstay of immunosuppressive therapy after routine lamellar and perforating corneal transplantation. Commonly occurring side effects are cataract formation and increased intraocular pressure. Alternative immunosuppressive agents could allow the dosage of glucocorticoids to be reduced. The antibiotic azithromycin is a candidate drug that showed anti-inflammatory properties in cell cultures and animal models and has positive effects on transplant rejection.
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