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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Eye Res. 2017 Apr 22;160:11–20. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2017.04.007

Fig. 5. MMP12 deficiency results in decreased neutrophil infiltration following epithelial injury.

Fig. 5

(A) Representative whole-mount micrographs of WT and Mmp12-/- mouse corneas injured 8 hours (8h) and 24 hours (24h) prior. Gr-1+ cells are present at both time points and fewer Gr-1+ cells accumulate in Mmp12-/- corneas. Scale bars: 100 μm. (B) Quantification of Gr-1 levels in wild-type and Mmp12-/- mouse corneas 8 hours (8h) and 24 hours (24h) after injury. Mean pixel levels are shown and at the 8 hour time-point are 612 (WT; n = 5) and 137 (Mmp12-/-; n = 5). At the 24 hour time-point, mean pixel levels are 43658 (WT; n = 3) and 4152 (Mmp12-/-; n = 3), **p<0.05.