Does rebamipide increase the amount of mucin-like substances on the conjunctiva and cornea in the N-acetylcysteine-treated in vivo model?
Rebamipide increased mucin-like substances on the cornea and conjunctiva of N-acetylcysteine-treated eyes. In accordance with the mucin-increasing effects, rebamipide improved the rose Bengal scores for the cornea and conjunctiva of N-acetylcysteine-treated eyes. However, the relevance of these findings to dry eyes is unclear because it is not known whether the change in mucus expression in the N-acetylcysteine model is similar to what occurs in aqueous tear deficiency. Consequently, it may be worth trying on an animal model of keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
Lymph node metastasis in ovarian SCSTs is rare. These findings suggest that lymphadenectomy may be omitted when staging patients with ovarian SCSTs.