Review Article
Mitomycin-C Use and Complications in Ophthalmology
Tongabay Cumurcu*
Published: 28 June, 2017 | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Pages: 029-032
Mitomycin-C, first found its way into ophthalmic use in 1969, in Japan, where recurrent pterygia were successfully treated with the drug which is an antineoplastic / antibiotic agent isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces caespitosus [1]. It is an anti-metabolite with anti-proliferative effect on cells showing the highest rate of mitosis by inhibiting DNA synthesis and interferes with RNA transcription and protein synthesis [2].
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