The corneoscleral limbus is the site of corneal epithelial stem cells (SC). The aim of this study is to evaluate the expression of different SC markers in the normal human limbus and to determine how this is affected by inflammation.

Pathological changes of the anatomical structure and markers of the limbal stem cell niche due to inflammation

Curcio, Claudia;
2013-01-01

Abstract

The corneoscleral limbus is the site of corneal epithelial stem cells (SC). The aim of this study is to evaluate the expression of different SC markers in the normal human limbus and to determine how this is affected by inflammation.
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Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers; Case-Control Studies; Eye Proteins; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation Mediators; Keratitis; Limbus Corneae; Middle Aged; Stem Cell Niche
Nubile, Mario; Curcio, Claudia; Dua, Harminder S; Calienno, Roberta; Lanzini, Manuela; Iezzi, Manuela; Mastropasqua, Rodolfo; Agnifili, Luca; Mastropasqua, Leonardo
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