Fig. 5: Relative RNA expression in rat corneas.

PCR data showed that both gels decreased the expression of ACTA to a normal level, which was significantly lower than that of the PBS treatment. There were no significant differences among all groups in terms of the expression of CD44, ALDH3A1, FGF2, HGF, CD31, and CD163. All data present mean ± SEM (n = 3–4 per gene per group). Ordinary one-way ANOVA analysis was used to calculate the p values. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. HA is hyaluronic acid. Col is collagen. PBS is phosphate buffer solution. Created in GraphPad Prism 10.