Abstract:Pterygium is an eye disease with multifactorial etiopathogenesis. Molecular factors such as cell proliferation and inflammatory mediators are associated with increased calcium mobilization and activation of nuclear factor kβ mediated by histamine-1 receptors (H1R). This study aims to determine whether the expression of H1R primary pterygium tissue is higher than normal conjunctival tissue and the expression of H1R based on pterygium grades. This study was an analytic observational study with a case-control stu… Show more
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