The Role of E-Cadherin in Maintaining the Barrier Function of Corneal Epithelium after Treatment with Cultured Autologous Oral Mucosa Epithelial Cell Sheet Grafts for Limbal Stem Deficiency

Figure 5

E-cadherin (a) and beta-catenin (b) expression is shown in green. Red is nuclear staining with propidium iodide. NE: normal cornea, GE: CAOMECS grafted cornea, and SE: sham cornea. Note that E-cadherin and beta-catenin stained markedly on the cell membrane of normal cornea and CAOMECS grafted corneas compared to that of the sham cornea (magnification ×40).

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