Corneal epithelium expresses a variant of P2X(7) receptor in health and disease.

Improper wound repair of the corneal epithelium can alter refraction of light resulting in impaired vision. We have shown that ATP is released after injury, activates purinergic receptor signaling pathways and plays a major role in wound closure. In many cells or tissues, ATP activates P2X(7) recept...

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Main Authors: Courtney Mankus, Celeste Rich, Martin Minns, Vickery Trinkaus-Randall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3232242?pdf=render