The research progress on the molecular mechanism of corneal cross-linking in keratoconus treatment

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Keratoconus (KC) is a corneal anomaly that is manifested in a limited cone-like bulge with corneal thinning. Many molecules in the cornea change during the development of KC, including various components of the extracellular matrix, cytokines, cell connection, and cell adhesion-related proteins. Several treatment options are available, with corneal cross-linking (CXL) being the treatment of choice for early KC. However, postoperative complications have been reported in some CXL patients, mainly caused by corneal epithelial resection. Despite the fact that some novel approaches have helped to reduce some of the initial post-operative issues, their effectiveness seems to be inferior to that of the original CXL. To keep effectiveness while avoiding these negative effects, it is necessary to study the mechanism of CXL in KC treatment at the molecular level. This article provides a review of the molecular mechanism of CXL in the treatment of KC from four aspects: enzyme activity, signal transduction pathway, corneal-related proteins, and other KC-related molecules, further confirming the feasibility of CXL treatment of KC, providing new ideas for improving CXL.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association - 46(2023), 2 vom: 20. Apr., Seite 101795

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Qingyu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shurong [VerfasserIn]
He, Yuxi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-34-5
Collagen
Corneal cross-linking
Cross-Linking Reagents
Journal Article
Keratoconus
Molecular mechanism
Photosensitizing Agents
Review
Riboflavin
TLM2976OFR

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Date Completed 21.03.2023

Date Revised 23.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clae.2022.101795

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350614776