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Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Enhances the Suppressive Phenotype of Regulatory T Cells in a Murine Model of Dry Eye Disease.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2021
Singh Rohan B, Blanco Tomas, Mittal Sharad K, Alemi Hamid, Chauhan Sunil K, Chen Yihe, Dana Reza
Abstract excerpt
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a widely expressed 50-kDa glycoprotein belonging to the serine protease inhibitor family, with well-established anti-inflammatory functions. Recently, we demonstrated the immunoregulatory role played by PEDF in dry eye disease (DED) by suppressing the maturation of antigen-presenting cells at the ocular surface following exposure to the desiccating stress. In this...
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