Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8460357 | Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
The upregulation of SP-A and SP-D in the dry eye group is probably related to these proteins' known antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects at the ocular surface. It may represent a pathophysiological response to the inflammatory condition of the ocular surface in dry eye. The upregulation of SP-B and SP-C may represent an effort of the lacrimal system to reduce surface tension and thus to counteract the increased tendency of the tear film to tear in dry eye.
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Authors
Andreas Posa, Friedrich Paulsen, Richard Dietz, Fabian Garreis, Ralph Sander, Martin Schicht, Saadettin Sel, Michael Scholz, Christian M. Hammer, Lars Bräuer,