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Desiccation Induced Conjunctival Monocyte Recruitment and Activation - Implications for Keratoconjunctivitis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
BackgroundLacrimal 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.
Jehan Alam, Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency as a risk factor in proliferative disorder development [PDF]

, 2009
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an important site of metabolic control in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) which provides reducing power (NADPH) and pentose phosphates.
Alessandra Pani, Antonella Mandas, Claudia Abete, Claudia Norfo, Enrico Peiretti, Fabrizio Angius, Giacomo Diaz, Maurizio Fossarello, Pierluigi Cocco, Sandra Dessì   +9 more
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Surfactant protein D contributes to ocular defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a murine model of dry eye disease. [PDF]

, 2013
Dry eye disease can cause ocular surface inflammation that disrupts the corneal epithelial barrier. While dry eye patients are known to have an increased risk of corneal infection, it is not known whether there is a direct causal relationship between ...
Evans, David, FLEISZIG, Suzanne M J, Heimer, Susan, Mun, James, Stern, Michael   +4 more
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Contact Lens Knowledge and Practices Among Students in the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Eye &ENT Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Contact lenses (CLs) are increasingly used worldwide for refractive error correction because of their optical, cosmetic, and functional advantages over spectacles. However, although their safe and effective use depends on adequate knowledge and proper hygiene practices, there is limited evidence on contact lens‐related knowledge ...
Naa Naamuah Tagoe, Maranatha Adiki Puplampu, Yaw Akye Essuman, Benjamin Abaidoo, Vera Adobea Essuman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conjunctival melanoma with orbital invasion and liver metastasis managed with systemic immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
A 60-year-old Caucasian female was referred for biopsy-proven amelanotic orbito-conjunctival melanoma. Map biopsies revealed residual invasive melanoma on the deep tarsal margin at the site of previous surgery.
Michael Chang, Sara E Lally, Lauren A Dalvin, Marlana M Orloff, Carol L Shields   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monocytes with trained immunity–like signatures are associated with acute anterior uveitis in ankylosing spondylitis

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
In ankylosing spondylitis‐acute anterior uveitis (AS‐AAU), trained immunity monocytes (Mono‐TI) differentiate into macrophages in the eye, retaining trained immunity features. Mono‐TI cells secrete pro‐inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including IL‐1β, TNF‐α, and CCL3.
Yimeng Sun, Lu Zhang, Xinyu Yao, Yunfei Liu, Xin Li, Feng Wen, Yong Dai, Ye Dai, Ziyu Du, Dijie Qiao, Ziwei Meng, Cong Hu, Chun Yan, Wei Chi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meibomian gland dysfunction in a case of ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia syndrome

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014
We are reporting an interesting case of ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia syndrome in a daughter and father from the Indian subcontinent associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction.
Tarannum Fatima, Umang Mathur, Manisha Acharya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neutrophil L-plastin controls ocular paucibacteriality and susceptibility to keratitis [PDF]

, 2020
Why ocular mucosa is paucibacterial is unknown. Many different mechanisms have been suggested but the comprehensive experimental studies are sparse.
Chauhan, Sunil K, Fichorova, Raina, Gadjeva, Mihaela, Kugadas, Abirami, Lamb, Jeffrey, Lin, Tiffany, Littleton, Sejiro, Lu, Xiaoxiao, Mittal, Sharad K, Morley, Sharon Celeste, Ru, Yusha, Saban, Daniel, Smith-Page, Kirsten   +12 more
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Clinical observations associated with proven and unproven cases in the ESCRS study of prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery [PDF]

, 2009
Aims to describe cases of postoperative endophthalmitis in the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) study of the prophylaxis of endophthalmitis, compare characteristics of unproven cases and cases proven by culture or polymerase ...
Barry, Peter, ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study Group, Gardner, Susanne, Gettinby, George, Lees, Fiona, Peterson, Magnus, Revie, Crawford, Seal, David   +7 more
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Gastric signet‐ring cell carcinoma in a child: A clinical case study

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gastric signet‐ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is a rare form of gastric cancer characterized by mucus‐rich tumor cells forming a distinctive ring‐like appearance and is exceedingly rare in children, accounting for less than 1% of all childhood malignancies.
Jiaxian Wang, Yang Yang, Jiangnan Wei, Jiayin Chen, Kezhou Yang, Chao Hui He, Ning Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source