Effects of eye rubbing on the levels of protease, protease activity and cytokines in tears: Relevance in keratoconus

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-218

  Balasubramanian, Sivaraman A ^a,b,c   Pye, David C ^b   Willcox, Mark D P ^b  

^a BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Eye rubbing; Keratoconus; Proteases; Tear film

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; COLLAGENASE 3; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; METABOLISM;

ADULT; COLLAGENASES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 13; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TEARS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84877926999     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12038     Document Type: Article

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