Effects of tranilast on cultured rabbit corneal keratocytes and corneal haze after photorefractive keratectomy

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 355-362

  Okamoto, Susumu ^a   Sakai, Tatsuro ^a   Iwaki, Yoichi ^a   Tobari, Ikuo ^a   Hamano, Shuichiro ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kissei Phamaceutical Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corneal haze; In vitro; In vivo; Photorefractive keratectomy; Tranilast

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DICLOFENAC; TRANILAST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; DRUG EFFECT; EXCIMER LASER; KERATECTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BETAMETHASONE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; DICLOFENAC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBROBLASTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RABBITS;

EID: 0033199496     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00103-3     Document Type: Article

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