PurposeThis study aims to investigate the role of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in corneal tissue repair in alkali burn and its underlying neuro-immune mechanisms.MethodsMouse corneal nerves were ablated via surgery or resiniferato…
BackgroundThe ciliary muscle, a critical intraocular smooth muscle, plays a potent role in ocular accommodation. Investigating the potential detrimental effects on the ciliary muscle during prolonged contraction and precise mechanism underl…
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms by which miR-183 may contribute to the phenotypic alterations associated with stress-induced senescence of human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells.MethodsChanges in gene expre…
PurposePatients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at an increased risk for developing corneal complications, including delayed wound healing. The purpose of this study was to characterize the expression and the function of Serpine1 and other …
PURPOSE: Dendritic cells (DCs) are innate immune cells that have recently been shown to support angiogenesis in tumors, endometriosis, and lymph nodes. A major cause of legal blindness is wet age-related macular degeneration (wet ARMD), whe…
PURPOSE: Angiogenesis, the formation of new capillary blood vessels, is an essential biological process under physiological conditions, including embryonic development, reproduction, and wound repair. Under pathologic conditions, this proce…