The ocular surface is a unique mucosal immune compartment in which anatomical,
physiological, and immunological features act in concert to foster a particularly tolerant …

Diabetic retinopathy, a complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, is a complex disease
and is one of the leading causes of blindness in adults worldwide. It can be divided into …

Purpose: Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease associated with ocular surface
inflammation. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are integral in the initiation of inflammatory …

Purpose Preservative-free cationic emulsion-based artificial tears (ATs) or drug vehicles are
innovative eye drop formulations with tear film stabilization and drug delivery properties, and …

Human retinal pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells play important immune-regulatory roles in a
variety of retinal pathologic processes, including the production of inflammatory cytokines …

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of menthol-containing artificial tears on tear stimulation and
ocular surface integrity in normal and dry eye rat models. Methods: A total of 54 male Lewis …

Abstract Glycoprotein 340 (Gp340) is an innate immune receptor with well-defined roles in
mucosal tissues. It is a normal component of mucosal fluids such as tears, breast milk, and …

AIM To elucidate the effect of rapamycin on regulating the production of interleukin (IL)-1β in
Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus)-induced keratitis and to verify whether the expression of …

Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) is used as a treatment for a number of
conditions particularly leukaemias. Following conditioning and HSCT, there is a 'resetting'of …