Severity of Sjögren’s Syndrome Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Increases with Increased Percentage of Conjunctival Antigen-Presenting Cells

Severity of Sjögren’s Syndrome Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Increases with Increased Percentage of Conjunctival Antigen-Presenting Cells

This study investigated the relationship between clinical severity and percentage of conjunctival antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS)-associated keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). KCS clinical severity was based on symptom severity, tear volume, tear break-up...

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Main Authors: Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Fang Bian, Koray Gumus, William Farley, Michael E. Stern, Cintia S. De Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Sjögren’s syndrome
dry eye
goblet cells
antigen-presenting cells
dendritic cells
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/9/2760

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