Detection of TSG-6-like protein in human corneal epithelium. Simultaneous presence with CD44 and hyaluronic acid.

CONCLUSION: The detection of TSG-6 in human corneal epithelium in the absence of inflammation underlines the importance of normal mechanical forces on the gene expression and regulation of this protein in ocular surface tissues. Given the relationship between inflammation and the protein, TSG-6 may be a major unknown and underestimated player in the regulation of the inflammation encountered in the presence of ocular surface desiccation and dry eye disease. PMID: 32829938 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal Francais d Ophtalmologie - Category: Opthalmology Tags: J Fr Ophtalmol Source Type: research