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ArticleBone and tissue regeneration insights

Cornea As a Model for Testing CTGF-Based Antiscarring Drugs.

Sriniwas Sriram, Jennifer A Tran, James D Zieske

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Article in Bone and tissue regeneration insights. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sriniwas SriramSchepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Jennifer A TranSchepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
James D ZieskeSchepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute · USMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · US

Funding

CORNEAL STROMAL-EPITHELIAL INTERACTIONS DURING REPAIRR01EY005665 · NEI · SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Joseph B. Ciolino · 1985 to 2026
$14.4M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY005665
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scarring remains a serious complication of the wound healing process that can lead to the formation of excessive fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue leading to pain and loss of function. This process is mainly regulated by Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), which binds to receptors and induces its downstream mediator, Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF). The number of drugs targeting CTGF for treating scars has been on the rise in the past few years. The purpose of this article is to suggest the possibility of using cornea as a model for testing anti-CTGF therapies for scarring.

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corneal scarCTGFscarring treatmentsskin scarring

Identifiers

PMID29861640
PMCPMC5982571
OpenAlexW2475223899

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