Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant SKQ1 protects cornea from oxidative damage induced by ultraviolet irradiation and mechanical injury

Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant SKQ1 protects cornea from oxidative damage induced by ultraviolet irradiation and mechanical injury

Abstract Background Cornea protects the eye against natural and anthropogenic ultraviolet (UV) damage and mechanical injury. Corneal incisions produced by UV lasers in ophthalmic surgeries are often complicated by oxidative stress and inflammation, which delay wound healing and result in vision dete...

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Main Authors: Evgeni Yu. Zernii, Olga S. Gancharova, Veronika V. Tiulina, Andrey A. Zamyatnin, Pavel P. Philippov, Viktoriia E. Baksheeva, Ivan I. Senin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Photorefractive surgery
Iatrogenic ocular damage
UV-induced oxidative stress
Cornea
SkQ1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0996-7

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