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Melatonin exerts anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory effects in alkali-burned corneas

BACKGROUND: Corneal neovascularization (CNV) caused by alkali burn injury is tightly associated with an inflammatory reaction and can lead to vision loss. Melatonin is involved in anti-inflammation and anti-angiogenesis, but its role in CNV has not yet been investigated. METHODS: We induced CNV usin...

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Autores principales: Meng, Jie, Lin, Bingying, Huang, Siyu, Li, Yangyang, Wu, Pengsen, Zhang, Fan, Ke, Yu, Hei, Xiangqing, Huang, Danping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9096387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35571431
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-21-4927