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BioMed Research International
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 3681707, 11 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3681707
Research Article

PTEN Reduced UVB-Mediated Apoptosis in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells

Jia He,1 Chongde Long,1 Zixin Huang,1 Xin Zhou,1 Xielan Kuang,1,2 Lanying Liu,1 Huijun Liu,1 Yan Tang,1 Yuting Fan,1 Jie Ning,1 Xinqi Ma,1 Qingjiong Zhang,1 and Huangxuan Shen1,2

1State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, 54 Xianlie Road, Guangzhou 510060, China
2Biobank of Eye, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, 54 Xianlie Road, Guangzhou 510060, China

Correspondence should be addressed to Huangxuan Shen; nc.ude.usys.liam@xhnehs

Received 26 October 2016; Revised 22 January 2017; Accepted 26 January 2017; Published 22 February 2017

Academic Editor: Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran

Copyright © 2017 Jia He et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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