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Effect of Smad7 Gene Overexpression on Transforming Growth Factor β–Induced Retinal Pigment Fibrosis in a Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Mouse Model
1 May 2007
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of Smad7 gene transfer in the prevention of fibrogenic responses by the retinal pigment epithelium, a major cause of proliferative vitreoretinopathy after retinal detachment, in mice. METHODS: Retinal detachment-induced proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a mouse model. Forty-eight eyes received either an adenoviral gene transfer of Smad7 or Cre recombinase gene only. The eyes...
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