The Response of Corneal Endothelial Cells to Shear Stress in an In Vitro Flow Model

Figure 3

Effect of shear stress on the protein expression of corneal endothelial cell-related markers. (a) ZO-1 protein expression was significantly increased in the shear stress groups compared with the static group. (b) N-cadherin protein expression gradually increased with increasing shear rates and exposure time. (c) Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase protein expression was slightly increased after exposure to shear stress. All the experimental data were analysed in triplicate; , .

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