Trichostatin A Ameliorates Conjunctival Fibrosis in a Rat Trabeculectomy Model
Author(s) -
Mi Sun Sung,
Gwang Hyeon Eom,
Soo Jin Kim,
So Young Kim,
Hwan Heo,
Sang Woo Park
Publication year - 2018
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.18-23826
Subject(s) - trabeculectomy , trichostatin a , bleb (medicine) , fibrosis , masson's trichrome stain , myofibroblast , medicine , vascularity , wound healing , conjunctiva , histone deacetylase , pathology , glaucoma , chemistry , ophthalmology , surgery , histone , biochemistry , gene
To investigate whether histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity is associated with postoperative scarring and to evaluate the effect of HDAC inhibition by topical trichostatin A (TSA) on conjunctival fibrosis after trabeculectomy in a rat model.
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