Matrix Metalloproteinases and the Pathogenesis of Recurrent Corneal Erosions and Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy.

Biology (Basel) · 2023 · PMC10525265 · PMID 37759662

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Based on our previous studies of MMP concentrations in the corneal epithelium of RCE patients [ 112 ], which detail the precise etiology of RCEs, comparative analysis of MMP-2 and MMP-3 concentrations in EBMD and traumatic RCEs, showed a trend towards higher concentrations in the former, which is an essential observation regarding the pathogenesis of this disease entity.

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