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Selenium-binding lactoferrin is taken into corneal epithelial cells by a receptor and prevents corneal damage in dry eye model animals

The ocular surface is strongly affected by oxidative stress, which causes many ocular diseases including dry eye. Previously, we showed that selenium compounds, e.g., selenoprotein P and Se-lactoferrin, were candidates for treatment of dry eye. This paper shows the efficacy of Se-lactoferrin for the...

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Autores principales: Higuchi, Akihiro, Inoue, Hiroyoshi, Kaneko, Yoshio, Oonishi, Erina, Tsubota, Kazuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5105079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep36903