Hevin plays a pivotal role in corneal wound healing

• Main Authors: Chaurasia S.S., Perera P.R., Poh R., Lim R.R., Wong T.T., Mehta J.S.
• Other Authors: CHEMISTRY
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Subjects: collagen type 1; collagen type 4; hevin; matrix metalloproteinase; scleroprotein; unclassified drug; vasculotropin; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; apoptosis; article; chronic inflammation; controlled study; cornea cell; cornea injury; cornea neovascularization; cornea stroma; corneal haze; fibrosis; keratectomy; keratitis; mouse; myofibroblast; nonhuman; ophthalmic excimer laser; protein expression; upregulation; wound healing; Animals; Apoptosis; Calcium-Binding Proteins; Cornea; Corneal Stroma; Extracellular Matrix Proteins; Fibroblasts; Fibrosis; Gene Expression; In Situ Nick-End Labeling; Inflammation; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Neovascularization, Pathologic; Wound Healing
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/165965
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0081544