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Desiccation Induced Conjunctival Monocyte Recruitment and Activation - Implications for Keratoconjunctivitis

BACKGROUND: Lacrimal gland secretory dysfunction in Sjögren syndrome (SS) causes ocular surface desiccation that is associated with increased cytokine expression and number of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the conjunctiva. This study evaluated the hypothesis that desiccating stress (DS) alters...

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Autores principales: Alam, Jehan, de Paiva, Cintia S., Pflugfelder, Stephen C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34305940
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.701415