Kazuo Tsubota

TL;DR: This study showed associations between MGD, FRD, or both and ocular signs in DED and TBUT was significantly shortened regardless of the dry eye status or subtype.

TL;DR: It is likely that fibroblasts incapable of myofibroblastic transformation are the main source of HSP47 and collagen production, and the resultant effect is the periductal fibrotic changes seen in lacrimal glands of patients with cGVHD.

TL;DR: It is clarified that endothelial cell‐derived clusterin, a secretory protein, was an essential factor for SP cell‐mediated recovery of the hypofunctioning glands because SP cells isolated from salivary glands of clusterin‐deficient mice had no therapeutic potential, whereas lentiviral transduction of clustersin restored the hyp ofunction.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that skin‐derived precursors may be used as a source of autologous cells for the treatment of corneal endothelial disease and transplanted corneas also maintained cornean transparency and thickness.

TL;DR: N-cad plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of the progenitor phenotype in cultured limbal epithelial cells.