Neutrophil pyroptosis regulates corneal wound healing and post-injury neovascularisation

Abstract

	•Neutrophil pyroptosis delays re-epithelialization after corneal injury
	•Compromised re-epithelialization promotes corneal neovascularization afterinjury
	•Inhibition of post-injury pyroptosis could be an effective therapy to promote corneal wound healing.

Keywords

corneal wound healing / neovascularisation / neutrophil / pyroptosis

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