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Chronic wound state exacerbated by oxidative stress in <i>Pax</i><i>6</i><sup>+/−</sup> aniridia‐related keratopathy
17 Apr 2008
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygosity for the transcription factor PAX6 causes eye disease in humans, characterized by corneal opacity. The molecular aetiology of such disease was investigated using a Pax6+/- mouse model. We found that the barrier function of uninjured Pax6+/- corneas was compromised and that Ca2+-PKC/PLC-ERK/p38 signalling pathways were abnormally activated, mimicking a 'wounded' epithelial state. Using proteomic...
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