What is it about?
We found different subsets of T memory cells in the conjunctiva of dry eye patients, in 2 signatures
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Why is it important?
There may be ways to target T effector memory cells separately from T central memory cells using different kinds of drugs that block potassium channels. We found 2 subsets of dry eye patients with either a predominance of TEM or a predominance of TCM. This opens the way for more specific immunotherapies in dry eye.
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Different kinds of effector memory T cells are recruited to the eye in dry eye disease
Prof Louis Tong
National University of Singapore
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This page is a summary of: Tissue resident memory T cells in the human conjunctiva and immune signatures in human dry eye disease, Scientific Reports, March 2017, Nature,
DOI: 10.1038/srep45312.
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