APR-246/PRIMA-1MetInhibits and Reverses Squamous Metaplasia in Human Conjunctival Epithelium
Author(s) -
Jing Li,
Cheng Li,
Guoliang Wang,
Zhen Liu,
Pei Chen,
Qichen Yang,
Nuo Dong,
Huping Wu,
Zuguo Liu,
Wei Li
Publication year - 2016
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.15-17519
Subject(s) - squamous metaplasia , epithelium , pathology , cytokeratin , metaplasia , immunostaining , ex vivo , staining , immunohistochemistry , goblet cell , conjunctiva , biology , medicine , in vivo , microbiology and biotechnology
Squamous metaplasia is a common pathologic condition in ocular surface diseases for which there is no therapeutic medication in clinic. In this study, we investigated the effect of a small molecule, APR-246/PRIMA-1(Met), on squamous metaplasia in human conjunctival epithelium.
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