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Abbreviations 2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium: Monosodium salt BCA: Bicinchoninic acid assay CCK-8: Cell Counting Kit-8 cCPPs: Cyclic cell-penetrating peptides Ce 3+ : Trivalent Ce 4+ : Tetravalent CeNPs: Ceria nanoparticles CPPs: Cell-penetrating peptides ddH 2 O: Double distilled water DMEM: Dulbeccos modified eagles medium DMPO: 5,5-Dimethyl-1-Pyrroline-N-Oxide DSPE-PEG 2000 : 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethylene-glycol)-2000 ESR: Electron spin resonance FBS: Fetal bovine serum FeS: Iron-sulfur FITC: Fluorescein isothiocyanate GPX4: Glutathione peroxidase 4 H&E: Hematoxylin and Eosin HCECs: Human corneal epithelial cells HLEB3: Human lens epithelial cell line HORAC: Hydroxyl radical antioxidant capacity HR-TEM: High-resolution transmission electron microscope ICP-MS: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry LECs: Lens epithelial cells MALDI-TOF MS: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry MPTP: Mitochondrial permeability transition pore OH: Hydroxyl radicals PBS: Phosphate-buffered saline PMSF: Protease inhibitors PVDF: Polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene difluoride RCD: Regulating cell death RIPA: Radio-immunoprecipitation assay ROS: Reactive oxygen species SAED: Selected area electron diffraction SD: Standard deviation SDS-PAGE: Sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis TEM: Transmission electron microscopy TJ: Tight junction UVB: Ultraviolet B WST-1: Water-soluble tetrazolium salt XPS: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy XRD: X-ray diffraction ZO: Zonula occludens References Pesudovs K, et al

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