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. 2022 Mar 26;23(7):3630. doi: 10.3390/ijms23073630
ARK Aniridia-Related Keratopathy
BAK Benzalkonium Chloride
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
CCL-2 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
CGRP Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Cx43 Connexin 43
CXCL2 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
DHH Desert Hedgehog
EC Endothelial Cells
EDA Ectodysplasin A
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
EMMPRIN Extracellular Matrix MetalloPRoteinase Inducer
GDNF Glial cell Derived Neurotrophic Factor
GSK-3 Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
HES-1 Hairy and Enhancer of Split 1
HGF Hepatocyte Growth Factor
HPRT Hypoxanthine-guanine PhosphoRibosylTransferase
HUVEC Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
IGF Insulin-like Growth Factor
IL-1 Interleukin 1
IL-1β Interleukin 1β
IL-10 Interleukin 10
IHH Indian Hedgehog
KGF Keratinocyte Growth Factor
MMP-1 Matrix MetalloProteinase 1
MMP-2 Matrix MetalloProteinase 2
MMP-3 Matrix MetalloProteinase 3
MT1-MMP Membrane-type 1-Matrix MetalloProteinase
NGF Nerve Growth Factor
NOS-2 Nitrix Oxide Synthase 2
PACAP Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
PAX-6 PAired boX protein 6
PDGF Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
SHH Sonic Hedgehog
SP Substance P
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor β
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor α
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VIP Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
VIPR1 Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1
ZO-1 Zonula Occludens 1