Inhibitory effect of tetrandrine on matrix metalloproteinases in pterygium fibroblasts in culture

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 938-940

  An, Mei Xia ^a   Wu, Kai Li ^b   Lin, Shao Chun ^b   Hu, Shi Xing ^b  

^a Xiaolan People's Hospital   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Matrix metalloproteinases; Pterygium; Tetrandrine

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE B; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; STROMELYSIN; TETRANDRINE;

ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PTERYGIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34548670296     PISSN: 16725123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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