The aim of this study was to determine the expression of neurotrophic factors (nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), and neurotrophin (NT)-3, NT-4/5) in pterygeal tissue and to confirm whether tumor-necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) modulates the expression of these neurotrophic factors in primary cultured pterygeal fibroblasts.
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Necrosis