Mechanisms of Corneal Nerve Repair

$400,844R01FY2019EYNIH

University Of Illinois At Chicago, Chicago IL

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Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY The cornea is the most densely innervated tissue in humans. Peripheral corneal nerves regenerate follow injury. Our hypothesis is that VEGF is a critical determinant of corneal nerve regeneration after injury and that the signaling pathways which mediate neurogenesis are distinct from those which mediate angiogenesis. Aim 1 will characterize the mechanisms by which VEGF ligands mediate corneal nerve repair in vitro and in vivo. Aim 2 characterizes the ability of VEGF ligands to mediate repair in animal models of corneal injury.

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