| Literature DB >> 27189865 |
Abirami Kugadas1, Mihaela Gadjeva2.
Abstract
The ocular surface is continuously exposed to the environment and, therefore, it is surprising that it harbors only few commensals with low degree of diversity. This unique aspect of the ocular surface physiology prompts the question whether there are core ocular commensal communities and how they affect ocular immunity. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of what is known about the ocular surface commensals in health and disease and what we would like to learn in the near future. In addition, we discuss how microbiota at sites other than the eye may influence ocular immune responses. The information discussed in the review has been gathered using PubMed searches for literature published from January 1982 to December 2015.Entities:
Keywords: IgA; contact lenses; microbiota; ocular surface
Mesh:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27189865 PMCID: PMC5082109 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2016.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ocul Surf ISSN: 1542-0124 Impact factor: 5.033