Article
Molecular Biology of Exfoliation Syndrome.
Journal of glaucoma - 1 Jul 2018
Schlötzer-Schrehardt Ursula
Abstract excerpt
Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is a common age-related matrix process resulting from excessive production and disordered assembly of elastic microfibrillar components into highly cross-linked fibrillary aggregates throughout the anterior eye segment and various organ systems. The underlying molecular pathophysiology involves a complex interplay of profibrotic protagonists including growth factors, proteolytic enzymes...
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