title: [The effect of oculotect gel on the conjunctival goblet cells of rat after corneal transplantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of oculotect gel and alteration of goblet cells of rat after corneal transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  48 SD rats were randomly divided into oculotect gel-treated, 0.1% dexamethasone eye drops-treated, control groups and normal groups. After the rat model of heterograft-heterotopic graft rejection was made, slit-limp microscope and PAS stainings, light microscope and HE PAS staining technique were used to observe the number and morphological difference of goblet cells in conjunctiva between operative groups and normal groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The HE PAS staining detection showed that the number of conjunctiva goblet cells in oculotect gel group 0.1% dexamethasone eye drops group and control groups is lower than that in normal group after surgery (P < 0.01). The number of conjunctiva goblet cells in oculotect gel group and 0.1% dexamethasone eye drops group is higher than that in control group (P < 0.05). That number in 0.1% dexamethasone eye drops group is higher than that in oculotect gel group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that oculotect gel significantly inhibit the decrease of goblet cells after corneal allograft rejection in rats.
authors: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Zuguo
authors: Z
authors: Liu
authors: Xiaoping
authors: X
authors: Chen
authors: Shi
authors: S
authors: Zhang
authors: Dongfang
authors: D
authors: Yu
authors: Chaoyang
authors: C
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000166:cytology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005782:Gels / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D020397:Goblet Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000473:pathology*; D011205:Povidone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D011205:Povidone