R.P. Kirwan

Influence of cyclical mechanical strain on extracellular matrix gene expression in human lamina cribrosa cells in vitro.

R.P. Kirwan, Cecilia Fenerty, John Crean et al. · PubMed · 2005 · 141 citations

Effect of Cyclical Mechanical Stretch and Exogenous Transforming Growth Factor-??1 on Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Activity in Lamina Cribrosa Cells from the Human Optic Nerve Head

R.P. Kirwan, John Crean, Cecilia Fenerty et al. · Journal of Glaucoma · 2004 · 105 citations

Transforming growth factor‐β‐regulated gene transcription and protein expression in human GFAP‐negative lamina cribrosa cells

R.P. Kirwan, Martin O. Leonard, Madeline Murphy et al. · Glia · 2005 · 103 citations

Influence of cyclical mechanical strain on extracellular matrix gene expression in human lamina cribrosa cells in vitro

Colm O’Brien, R.P. Kirwan, C Fenerty et al. · Journal of Biomechanics · 2006 · 89 citations

Mechanobiology, Cyclical Mechanical Strain, Developmental Biology +11

Differential global and extra-cellular matrix focused gene expression patterns between normal and glaucomatous human lamina cribrosa cells.

R.P. Kirwan, Robert J. Wordinger, Abbot F. Clark et al. · PubMed · 2009 · 83 citations