Abstract | PURPOSE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Hydration rate was fastest in PBS and slower in divalent cation salt solutions (p < 0.05). All metal and nonmetal divalent cations inhibited swelling rates compared to PBS. Ethylenediamine is not divalent at physiological pH and did not significantly inhibit swelling. CONCLUSIONS: All the divalent cations appear to decrease swelling relatively equally, probably by shielding negative charges on GAGs, reducing their electrostatic repulsions.
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Authors | Zachary Scott Hogan, Kimberly Leigh Brown, Adenike Ishola, Jane Gatimu, LaQuetta Flucker, Joseph William Huff |
Journal | Current eye research
(Curr Eye Res)
Vol. 33
Issue 8
Pg. 677-82
(Aug 2008)
ISSN: 1460-2202 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18696343
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Cations, Divalent
- Ethylenediamines
- Hexamethonium
- ethylenediamine
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Calcium Chloride
- Putrescine
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Topics |
- Animals
- Calcium Chloride
(pharmacology)
- Cations, Divalent
(pharmacology)
- Cattle
- Corneal Edema
(chemically induced, diagnosis)
- Corneal Stroma
(drug effects, pathology)
- Ethylenediamines
(pharmacology)
- Hexamethonium
(pharmacology)
- Magnesium Sulfate
(pharmacology)
- Putrescine
(pharmacology)
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