Open AccessStimulation of Phagocytic Activity in Cultured Human Corneal Fibroblasts by Plasminogen
Author(s) -
Tomoko Sato,
Koji Sugioka,
Aya Kodama-Takahashi,
Junko Murakami,
Akio Saitô,
Hiroshi Mishima,
Teruo Nishida,
Shunji Kusaka
Publication year - 2019
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.19-27736
Subject(s) - zymography , urokinase , plasminogen activator , chemistry , tissue plasminogen activator , matrix metalloproteinase , microbiology and biotechnology , proteases , fibroblast , biochemistry , biology , in vitro , enzyme , endocrinology , genetics
Plasminogen has been detected in the corneal stroma after tissue injury and interacts with corneal fibroblasts during wound healing. We examined the effect of plasminogen on phagocytic activity of corneal fibroblasts.