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What the researchers found
HDPs are involved in multiple ocular conditions and show promise for new treatments.
Why it matters
Understanding HDPs can lead to new therapeutic strategies for common eye diseases, improving patient outcomes.
How the study worked
This is a review study that summarizes existing research on host defense peptides at the ocular surface.
What this study cannot tell us
As a review, it may not include the most recent studies or experimental data.
Read the original research
Host Defense Peptides at the Ocular Surface: Roles in Health and Major Diseases, and Therapeutic Potentials.
Frontiers in medicine, 9, 835843
Citation
Ting, Darren Shu Jeng; Mohammed, Imran; Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani; Beuerman, Roger W; Dua, Harminder S. (2022). Host Defense Peptides at the Ocular Surface: Roles in Health and Major Diseases, and Therapeutic Potentials.. Frontiers in medicine, 9, 835843. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.835843