Functions of ocular surface mucins in health and disease

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 477-483

  Mantelli, Flavio ^a   Argüeso, Pablo ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell surface associated mucin; Dry eye; Gel forming mucin; O glycan; Ocular allergy; Ocular surface epithelia

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; MUCIN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 16; MUCIN 4; MUCIN 5AC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ATOPIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DRY EYE; EYE ALLERGY; EYE INFECTION; EYE PROTECTION; GLYCOCALYX; GLYCOSYLATION; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LUBRICATION; NONHUMAN; OCULAR CICATRICIAL PEMPHIGOID; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEAR FILM; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

CONJUNCTIVA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MUCINS; TEARS;

EID: 53549121673     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32830e6b04     Document Type: Review

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