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Corneal epithelial cells function as surrogate Schwann cells for their sensory nerves.
Review in Glia, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Corneal Innervation Research at a Crossroads: A Tool-Driven Roadmap for the Future.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Review
- Non-invasive electrical stimulation restores corneal nerve density and sensory function in diabetic neuropathy via KCNN-dependent mechanism.Communications biology · 2026Article
- The miR-183/96/182 Cluster Regulates Trigeminal Ganglion Sensory Neurons' Response tobioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Layer-Specific Proteomic Profiling of the Human Cornea Reveals Insights Into Structure and Biological Function.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Non-invasive electrical stimulation restores corneal nerve density and function in diabetic neuropathy via KCNN-dependent mechanism.Research square · 2025Article
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- Corneal epithelial cells upregulate macropinocytosis to engulf metabolically active axonal mitochondria released by injured axons.The ocular surface · 2025Article
- Targeting α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor for Modulating the Neuroinflammation of Dry Eye Disease Via Macrophages.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- CD4Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Mechanisms Regulating Mitochondrial Transfer in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
- Hyaluronate Protects From Benzalkonium Chloride-Induced Ocular Surface Toxicity.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- Targeting limbal epithelial stem cells: master conductors of corneal epithelial regeneration from the bench to multilevel theranostics.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-1 Channels Facilitate Axonal Degeneration of Corneal Sensory Nerves in Dry Eye.The American journal of pathology · 2024Article
- Age-Related Differences in the Mouse Corneal Epithelial Transcriptome and Their Impact on Corneal Wound Healing.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
- Living with your biome: how the bacterial microbiome impacts ocular surface health and disease.Expert review of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Exploring the Role of ROCK Inhibition in Corneal Edema Through Crosstalk Between Epithelial and Endothelial Cells.Journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
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Abstract
The eye is innervated by neurons derived from both the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system (PNS). While much is known about retinal neurobiology and phototransduction, less attention has been paid to the innervation of the eye by the PNS and the roles it plays in maintaining a functioning visual system. The ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal ganglion contains somas of neurons that innervate the cornea. These nerves provide sensory functions for the cornea and are referred to as intraepithelial corneal nerves (ICNs) consisting of subbasal nerves and their associated intraepithelial nerve terminals. ICNs project for several millimeters within the corneal epithelium without Schwann cell support. Here, we present evidence for the hypothesis that corneal epithelial cells function as glial cells to support the ICNs. Much of the data supporting this hypothesis is derived from studies of corneal development and the reinnervation of the ICNs in the rodent and rabbit cornea after superficial wounds. Corneal epithelial cells activate in response to injury via mechanisms similar to those induced in Schwann cells during Wallerian Degeneration. Corneal epithelial cells phagocytize distal axon fragments within hours of ICN crush wounds. During aging, the proteins, lipids, and mitochondria within the ICNs become damaged in a process exacerbated by UV light. We propose that ICNs shed their aged and damaged termini and continuously elongate to maintain their density. Available evidence points to new unexpected roles for corneal epithelial cells functioning as surrogate Schwann cells for the ICNs during homeostasis and in response to injury. GLIA 2017;65:851-863.
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