Open AccessRecovery of Corneal Sensitivity, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide–Positive Nerves, and Increased Wound Healing Induced by Pigment Epithelial–Derived Factor Plus Docosahexaenoic Acid After Experimental Surgery
Author(s) -
María Soledad Cortina,
Jiucheng He,
Na Li,
Nicolas G. Bazán,
Haydee E.P. Bazan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3601
pISSN - 0003-9950
DOI - 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.287
Subject(s) - pedf , medicine , calcitonin gene related peptide , wound healing , docosahexaenoic acid , substance p , cornea , pathology , ophthalmology , surgery , biology , neuropeptide , fatty acid , angiogenesis , biochemistry , receptor , polyunsaturated fatty acid
To assess function of regenerated corneal nerves in correlation with epithelial wound healing after experimental nerve damage in rabbits treated with pigment epithelial-derived factor (PEDF) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).