ALTERATION IN MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES (MMPS) ACTIVITY IN FIBROBLAST CELL LINE BY DEXAMETHASONE: A POSSIBLE MECHANISM IN CORTICOSTEROID-INDUCED GLAUCOMA
Corticosteroids are often used as anti-inflammatory agents in a variety of inflam¬matory diseases. It is well established that long-term administration of corticosteroids predisposed the patients to develop glaucoma. Although the exact pathophysiology of steroid-induced glaucoma is unknown, it is as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2003-09-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/47 |