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. 2014 Jan 31;9(1):e87368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087368

Figure 5. Mucin expression in airlift conjunctival explant cultures.

Figure 5

MUC5AC (A) showed scattered expression in normal human conjunctiva, which decreased after 2 days airlift culture, and became negative from day 8 to 14. MUC19 (B) expressed in the full thickness freshly isolated healthy ex vivo conjunctival epithelium. It dramatically decreased after 4 days airlift culture and was undetectable from day 8. MUC4 (C) expressed in the full thickness of epithelial cells in normal conjunctiva. It declined from day 4 in airlift culture. MUC16 (D) expressed in the full thickness of freshly isolated healthy ex vivo conjunctival epithelium. In the airlift group, MUC16 expressed in superficial and some suprabasal epithelial cells from D2 to D14. Its expression was stronger in the superficial squamous shaped cells at day 14. Bars represent 100 µm.