Trehalose-Based Eye Drops Preserve Viability and Functionality of Cultured Human Corneal Epithelial Cells during Desiccation

Figure 3

Immunocytochemical stainings for p63 (red), actin (green), and nuclei (blue/violet) in corneal epithelial cells after the treatment with tested preparations and 15 minutes of desiccation. The presence of p63 protein in nuclei and cytoplasm is prominent in all tested cells; (a) Thealoz, (b) Hialeye 0.2, (c) Hialeye 0.4, (d) Keratostill, (e) Lacrimal, (f) Starazolin, (g) Systane, (h) 0.9% NaCl control, and (i) not treated control; magnification 200x; scale bar = 40 um.

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