The newly reported study showed that impaired regulatory T cells are a critical contributing factor to Sjögren’s disease in ...

One can divide lacrimal drainage system tests into functional and anatomical evaluations. The functional (physiological) tests are designed to assess tear flow under natural physiological ...

Unstimulated, the submandibular glands provide the majority of saliva to the mouth. On stimulation, the parotid gland takes over, producing the majority of saliva. The parasympathetic nervous system ...

Evidently, the eye cannot function properly without the eyelids and the lacrimal system. Herein, the definition of the ocular surface extends to include the ancillary structures - the eyelids and ...

The skeletal system comprises 206 bones and has two main parts: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The skeletal system includes your bones, ligaments that attach bone to bone, and ...

Earliest location of glaucomatous retinal nerve fibre layer damage is determined by intact baseline RNFL thickness profile ...

HC-HA/PTX3 was shown to alleviate dry eye disease induced by chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) through suppressing inflammation and scarring in murine lacrimal glands.(23) However ...

Here, we review the roles of each suppressive cell type in the immune system during homeostasis and in the development of autoimmunity. Moreover, we discuss the current and future therapeutic ...