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. 2025 Aug 13;15(8):1283. doi: 10.3390/life15081283
ROCK Rho-associated protein kinase
ROCKI Rho-associated protein kinase inhibitor
CEC Corneal endothelial cell
FECD Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
PBK Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy
RBD Rho-binding domain
MLC Myosin light chain
MYPT1 Myosin phosphatase target subunit
α-SMA Alpha smooth muscle actin
DSO Descemet stripping only
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
IL Interleukin
TNF-α Tumour necrosis factor alpha
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TLR4 Toll like receptor 4
Treg Regulatory T-cells
Th17 T helper 17
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
IOP Intraocular pressure
NET Norepinephrine transporter
DSAEK Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
EK Endothelial keratoplasty
DMEK Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
CCT Central corneal thickness
BCVA Best corrected visual acuity
ECD Endothelial cell density
CDVA Corrected distance visual acuity
ICE Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome
Na+/K+-ATPase Sodium–potassium adenosine triphosphatase
ZO-1 Zonula occludens-1