Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) knockout mice have greater outflow facility.
Ling YuYuxi ZhengBrian J LiuMin Hyung KangJ Cameron MillarDouglas J RheePublished in: PloS one (2020)
The lower IOP of SPARC -/- mice is due to greater aqueous humor outflow facility through the conventional pathway. Corresponding changes in several matricellular proteins and ECM structural components were noted in the TM of SPARC -/- mice.