Production and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-9 on the ocular surface increase in dysfunctional tear syndrome

• Main Authors: Suksri Chotikavanich, Cintia S. de Paiva, de Quan Li, Joseph J. Chen, Fang Bian, William J. Farley, Stephen C. Pflugfelder
• Other Authors: Cullen Eye Institute
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Neuroscience
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/27856
• Institution: Mahidol University

PURPOSE. To evaluate production and activity of metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 on the ocular surface of patients with dysfunctional tear syndrome (DTS) and determine any correlation between MMP-9 activity and clinical parameters. METHODS. Forty-six patients with newly diagnosed DTS and 18 control subject...