Topical N-acetylcysteine reduces interleukin-1-alpha in tear fluid after laser subepithelial keratectomy

Urgancioglu B., Bilgihan K., Engin D., Cirak M. Y., Hondur A. M., Hasanreisoglu B.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.554-559, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/112067210901900406
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.554-559
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Corneal wound healing, IL-1 alpha, LASEK, N-acetylcysteine, Tear fluid, STROMAL-EPITHELIAL INTERACTIONS, PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY, KERATOCYTE APOPTOSIS, GROWTH-FACTOR, MOLECULAR-MECHANISMS, CORNEAL EPITHELIUM, SURFACE ABLATION, TNF-ALPHA, EPI-LASIK, VITAMIN-E
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

PURPOSE. To evaluate the effect of topical N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on interleukin 1-alpha (IL-1 alpha) levels in tear fluid after myopic laser subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) and its possible role in modulating corneal wound healing.