Results: 2

Carnitine analysis in pterygium

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of the present study was to measure the free carnitine and acylcarnitine levels in pterygium tissue and normal conjunctival tissue at the metabolomics level using tandem mass spectrometry. Methods: In this prospective, clinical randomized study, pterygium tissues and normal co...

Expression of specificity protein 1 and collagen I in primary pterygial tissues

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the expression profiles of the transcription factor specificity protein 1 and collagen I in primary pterygial and normal conjunctival tissues, and to explore the role of specificity protein 1 and collagen I in pterygial development. Methods: The pterygial tissues of 20 pa...