Description
Human corneal epithelial cells (HCEpC) were isolated from the epithelium of the human cornea. They were cryopreserved in the fourth generation, cultivated and reproduced, and reproduced at least 16 times. These cells have been used as a model to study the re-epithelialization of the eye after refractive keratectomy and neutrophil-induced corneal injury. They have also been used to study the activity of matrix metalloproteinases in the corneal epithelium. Human corneal epithelial cells can also be used in research aimed at reconstructing damaged cornea.