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Role of Cysteine in Corneal Wound Healing after Photorefractive Keratectomy

Alessandro Meduri, Pier Luigi Grenga, Lucia Scorolli, Piero Ceruti, Giuseppe Ferreri

Ophthalmic Research · 2008 · 27 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Our research showed that oral cysteine supplementation, in a daily dose of 200 mg, reduces mean corneal wound healing time in patients after PRK.

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Matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in connective tissue remodeling

J. Frederick Woessner · The FASEB Journal · 1991 · 3.3K citations · Full text

Regulation of metallothionein gene expression by oxidative stress and metal ions

Glen K. Andrews · Biochemical Pharmacology · 2000 · 830 citations

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Induction of alpha-smooth muscle actin expression and myofibroblast transformation in cultured corneal keratocytes.

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Expression of alpha-smooth muscle (alpha-SM) actin during corneal stromal wound healing.

James V. Jester, W. Matthew Petroll, P A Barry et al. · PubMed · 1995 · 267 citations

Transforming growth factor(beta)-mediated corneal myofibroblast differentiation requires actin and fibronectin assembly.

James V. Jester, Jian Huang, Patricia A. Barry-Lane et al. · PubMed · 1999 · 187 citations