Figure 6
From: Descemet’s Membrane Supports Corneal Endothelial Cell Regeneration in Rabbits
Endothelial cell tracing and α-SMA staining of the cornea after DM stripping. CFDA SE-labeled cells showed minor migration toward the central cornea from day 3 to day 14. Immunostaining showed that some CFDA SE-labeled cells close to the wound edge (arrows) expressed α-SMA on day 3. On day 7, cells on the stromal surface of the surgical site showed positive α-SMA staining, but they were not labeled with CFDA SE. CFDA SE-labeled α-SMA positive cells became negative on day 7. Cells on the stromal surface of the surgical site remained positive α-SMA staining on day 7 and day 14. Bars represent 50 μm.
