Host Defense Peptides at the Ocular Surface: Roles in Health and Major Diseases, and Therapeutic Potentials

Host Defense Peptides at the Ocular Surface: Roles in Health and Major Diseases, and Therapeutic Potentials

Sight is arguably the most important sense in human. Being constantly exposed to the environmental stress, irritants and pathogens, the ocular surface – a specialized functional and anatomical unit composed of tear film, conjunctival and corneal epithelium, lacrimal glands, meibomian glands, and nas...

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Main Authors: Darren Shu Jeng Ting, Imran Mohammed, Rajamani Lakshminarayanan, Roger W. Beuerman, Harminder S. Dua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
antimicrobial peptide
cathelicidin
defensin
dry eye
host defense peptide
infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.835843/full

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