ASCORBIC-ACID PHOSPHATE ESTER AND WOUND-HEALING IN RABBIT CORNEAL ALKALI BURNS - EPITHELIAL BASEMENT-MEMBRANE AND STROMA
ASCORBIC-ACID PHOSPHATE ESTER AND WOUND-HEALING IN RABBIT CORNEAL ALKALI BURNS - EPITHELIAL BASEMENT-MEMBRANE AND STROMA
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00918845
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发表时间:
1993-04-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
HIKITA, M
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作者:
SAIKA, S;UENOYAMA, K;HIKITA, M
We examined the effect of L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (P-Asc) on the healing of alkali-burned corneas in rabbits. Round filter paper containing 1 N NaOH was applied to the central cornea for 60 or 120 s to produce the alkali burn. Animals were treated with topical saline, 10% ascorbate, or 6.5% P-Asc applied on the cornea. The corneas were then examined histologically. Burned stroma showed no toluidine blue staining, indicating a loss of glycosaminoglycan. In the 60-s burn group, P-Asc reduced the size of the unstained area as compared with the control. Transmission electron microscopy showed basal lamina under new epithelia in the corneas treated with ascorbate or P-Asc, but not in controls. These observations support the theory that P-Asc may have a therapeutic role in the repair of corneal alkali burns.