Surfactant Protein D Contributes to Ocular Defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Murine Model of Dry Eye Disease

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 these two conditions. Here, we tested the hypothe...

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Main Authors: Heimer, Susan R., Evans, David J., Mun, James J., Stern, Michael E., Fleiszig, Suzanne M. J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3675081/