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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
卷 181, 期 6, 页码 2058-2066出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.08.029
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- NIH/National Eye Institute [R01EY10869, EY17960, P30EY004068]
- Midwest Eye Banks
- Research to Prevent Blindness (Kresge Eye Institute)
Patients with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing corneal complications including delayed wound healing and potential vision loss. To understand the cause of diabetic keratopathy, we investigated innervation and its correlation with delayed corneal epithelial wound healing in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. GK rats are smaller than the age-matched control Wistar rats from which the GK rats were derived. The blood sugar levels of GK rats are significantly higher than those of Wistar rats. GK rats had increased rose bengal staining and cornea fragility. Fewer nerve fibers were detected compared with Wistar rats. Although nerve fiber densities detected by whole-mount immunohistochemistry were similar near the limbal region, in the central cornea the subbasal nerve plexuses were thinner, less abundant, and showed less branching in GK rats. Corneal epithelial wound closure was delayed and re-innervation was slow and incomplete in GK rats. These abnormalities were more apparent in older GK rats (12 months). Our data suggest that diabetic neuropathy occurs in the cornea of type 2 diabetic GK rats, and defects in the sensory nerve and/or tear film may contribute to diabetic keratopathy and delayed epithelial wound healing in diabetic corneas. (Am J Pathol 2012, 181: 2058-2066; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.08.029)
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