Transforming growth factor β and insulin signal changes in stromal fibroblasts of individual keratoconus patients.

Keratoconus (KC) is a complex thinning disease of the cornea that often requires transplantation. The underlying pathogenic molecular changes in this disease are poorly understood. Earlier studies reported oxidative stress, metabolic dysfunctions and accelerated death of stromal keratocytes in kerat...

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Main Authors: James Foster, Wai-Hong Wu, Sherri-Gae Scott, Mehak Bassi, Divya Mohan, Yassine Daoud, Walter J Stark, Albert S Jun, Shukti Chakravarti
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f4dec07097db4acd9908f8d0a825204a
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