Open AccessThe Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-β2 on the Expression of Follistatin and Activin A in Normal and Glaucomatous Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells and Tissues
Author(s) -
Ashley Fitzgerald,
Cecilia Benz,
Abbot F. Clark,
Robert J. Wordinger
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.12-10292
Subject(s) - follistatin , trabecular meshwork , transforming growth factor , medicine , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , glaucoma , neuroscience
To compare follistatin (FST) and activin (Act) expression in normal and glaucomatous trabecular meshwork (TM) cells and tissues and determine if exogenous TGF-β2 regulates the expression of FST and Act in TM cells.