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Ex Vivo Corneal Organ Culture Model for Wound Healing Studies
Published on: February 15, 2019
Modulation of Fibroblasts in Conjunctival Wound Healing
Mark Zada1, Ushasree Pattamatta1, Andrew White2
1Glaucoma Cell Biology Group, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, NSW, Australia; Discipline of Ophthalmology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract:
Modulating conjunctival wound healing has the potential to improve outcomes after glaucoma filtration surgery and for several ocular disorders, including ocular cicatrial pemphigoid, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, and pterygium. Although anti-inflammatories and antimetabolites have been used with success, these nonspecific agents are not without their complications. The search for novel and more targeted means to control conjunctival fibrosis without such limitations has brought much attention to the regulation of fibroblast proliferation, differentiation, extracellular matrix production, and apoptosis. This review provides an update on where we stand with current antifibrotic agents and outlines the strategies that novel agents use, as they evolve from the bench to the bedside.
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