International Physiology Journal
Open Access
Substrate Stiffness Influences the Time Dependence of CTGF Protein Expression in Müller Cells
Jan 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-17-1910
William J FosterCorresponding author
Following ocular trauma and retinal detachment, gliotic changes in the retina may develop over the subsequent month, a process known as PVR (proliferative vitreoretinopathy). There have been no successful therapeutic interventions to inhibit PVR. The protein CTGF (Connective Tissue Growth Factor) ha…