Zeb1 Facilitates Nitrogen Mustard–Induced Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing by Maintaining Epithelial Renewability
Zeb1 facilitates NM-induced corneal epithelial wound healing by maintaining epithelial renewability and thus is a potential therapeutic target to reduce acute mustard gas keratopathy in early ocular pathogenesis.
Authors
- Xi Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7844-9753)
- Lijun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4425-8738)
- Hui Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7566-6921)
- Douglas Emery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-5635)
- Yanling Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-1854)
- Douglas C. Dean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-7463)
- Fuhua Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3969-5658)
- Xiaoqin Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4136-6776)
- Jiangli Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4962-5186)
- Wei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7539-9394)
- Yongqing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1090-0865)
- Fang Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2121-2013)
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Dalian Medical University (CN)
- Dalian University (CN)
- The Third People's Hospital of Dalian City (CN)
- Shandong Eye Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.12.33
- Primary Topic
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Louisville
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province
- National Metal and Materials Technology Center
- National Institutes of Health
- Dalian Science and Technology Innovation Fund