Endothelin-1 Enhances Corneal Fibronectin Deposition and Promotes Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing after Photorefractive Keratectomy in Rabbits

The objective was to study the effects of endothelin-1 (ET1) on corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in rabbit corneas. Following PRK, 18 New Zealand white rabbits were treated with ET1 in the right eyes and with phosphate-buffered salt solution (PBS) in the left eyes. Corne...

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Published in:	Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Yu-Hung Lai, Hwei-Zu Wang, Chang-Ping Lin, Show-Jen Hong, Shun-Jen Chang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2008-05-01
Subjects:	corneal wound healing endothelin-1 extracellular matrix fibronectin photorefractive keratectomy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X08701505