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05). Under this 4-week hypertensive state, COL1 and elastin were initially elevated at 1 week, and then obviously reduced from 2 to 4 weeks. Consistently, MMP2 was gradually increased, with a peak at 2 weeks, and then decreased at 4 weeks. In conclusion, the chronic elevated IOP induced dynamic scleral ECM alterations in rats in a pressure- and time-dependent manner. MMP2 may play an important role in the balance between ECM synthesis and degradation and could potentially be a novel target for glaucoma intervention.[This corrects the