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OBJECTIVE
Vatalanib is a small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor. We investigated the effects of vatalanib on the proliferation and migration of cultured human pterygial fibroblasts (HPFs).
METHODS
Pterygium tissues were obtained after pterygium excision surgery and subjected to primary culture.
Pterygium is a surface ocular lesion that is associated with chronic UV exposure. The primary effect is a solar actinic elastosis within the stroma. All the other changes are secondary. Pterygium is characterized by proliferation, inflammatory infiltrates, fibrosis, angiogenesis and extracellular
OBJECTIVE
Angiogenesis is a key component of the pathogenesis process of pterygium, which is the growth of fibrovascular tissue on the cornea. It has been reported that EphB4, a receptor tyrosine kinase of the ephrin-Eph system, plays important role in vascular development during embryogenesis and
OBJECTIVE
Pterygium is a proliferative, inflammatory, and invasive ocular surface disease associated with excessive ultraviolet (UV) exposure. This investigation was conducted to identify UV activated signaling pathways in pterygium epithelial cells (PECs) that mediate cytokine and growth factor
The aim of the study was to measure amino acid levels with the metabolomics analysis in pterygium tissue and normal conjunctiva tissue.In this prospective, randomized, clinical study, a comparison of the amino acid profile of pterygium tissue and normal