ReviewExperimental eye research2020
Corneal wound healing.
Review in Experimental eye research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06854393 (Lacripep, a Novel Investigational Agent, for Corneal Wound Healing and Ocular Surface Homeostasis), which is not on this map. Cited by 139 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Lacripep, a Novel Investigational Agent, for Corneal Wound Healing and Ocular Surface Homeostasis
Who cites it
139 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Pooled it
- Interleukin-1 and Transforming Growth Factor Beta: Commonly Opposing, but Sometimes Supporting, Master Regulators of the Corneal Wound Healing Response to Injury.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2021Pooled it
- Short-term OCT-based evaluation of corneal epithelial remodeling with two silicone hydrogel bandage contact lenses after t-PRK.International ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- Corneal macrophages and limbal stem cells: emerging roles in ocular surface regeneration.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Study on the Regulatory Mechanism of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Liraglutide in Diabetic Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Systematic Analysis of Stromal-Epithelial Crosstalk Reveals the FGF21-FGFR3 Axis as a Key Driver of Corneal Wound Healing.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Long-Read Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Dynamic Isoform Changes During Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing in Cynomolgus Monkeys.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Targeting injury-induced transglutaminase-2 activity with a cementoin-SLPI fusion protein: a novel therapeutic strategy for alkali-induced corneal injury.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
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- Nanosensitive optical coherence tomography to monitor corneal burn and treatment response in vivo.Biomedical optics express · 2026Article
- When Macrophages Heal and When They Scar: Timing in Corneal Fibrosis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Umbilical Cord PRP Accelerates Corneal Wound Healing via AQP1 Upregulation and Calcium Signaling.Biology · 2026Article
- Keratocyte Depletion by Genetic Manipulation Re-creates Corneal Ectasia in a Mouse Model.The American journal of pathology · 2026Article
- Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitors Improve Cornea Alkali Wound Healing.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- Human Corneal Stromal Stem Cell Treatment Reduces Established Opacities in Chronic Corneal Scarring.Cells · 2026Article
- Tannic Acid Achieves Rapid Scar-Free Corneal Healing by Chelating Excess Copper to Suppress Aberrant LOX-Mediated Fibrosis.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Endogenous Therapeutic Agents for Acute Corneal and Ocular Surface Injuries.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Review
- Investigation of the Efficacy and Mechanism of Monoacylglycerol Lipase Inhibitors in Diabetic Foot Ulcers.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- CGRP/TSP1 Signaling Dampens Corneal Inflammation and Fibrosis by Targeting A2M During Corneal Stromal Wound Healing.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- S1P, Generated by Sphingosine Kinase 1, Negatively Affects Corneal Wound Healing Process by Activating TGF-β/Smad Pathway.Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam) · 2026Article
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Abstract
The corneal wound healing response is typically initiated by injuries to the epithelium and/or endothelium that may also involve the stroma. However, it can also be triggered by immune or infectious processes that enter the stroma via the limbal blood vessels. For mild injuries or infections, such as epithelial abrasions or mild controlled microbial infections, limited keratocyte apoptosis occurs and the epithelium or endothelium regenerates, the epithelial basement membrane (EBM) and/or Descemet's basement membrane (DBM) is repaired, and keratocyte- or fibrocyte-derived myofibroblast precursors either undergo apoptosis or revert to the parent cell types. For more severe injuries with extensive damage to EBM and/or DBM, delayed regeneration of the basement membranes leads to ongoing penetration of the pro-fibrotic cytokines transforming growth factor (TGF) β1, TGFβ2 and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) that drive the development of mature alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA)+ myofibroblasts that secrete large amounts of disordered extracellular matrix (ECM) components to produce scarring stromal fibrosis. Fibrosis is dynamic with ongoing mitosis and development of SMA + myofibroblasts and continued autocrine-or paracrine interleukin (IL)-1-mediated apoptosis of myofibroblasts and their precursors. Eventual repair of the EBM and/or DBM can lead to at least partial resolution of scarring fibrosis.
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