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Repair phenotype in corneal fibroblasts is controlled by an interleukin-1 alpha autocrine feedback loop.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jun 1997
West-Mays J A, Sadow P M, Tobin T W, Strissel K J, Cintron C, Fini M E
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PURPOSE: To explore the role of autocrine interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) as a central regulator of the repair phenotype in corneal fibroblasts. METHODS: Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton with cytochalasin B (CB), which mimics changes in shape that occur in repair tissues, was used to stimulate repair gene expression in early-passage fibroblasts. Changes in expression of IL-1 alpha, IL-8, collagenase, and...
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