Topical omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids for treatment of dry eye.

Rashid, Saadia; Jin, Yiping; Ecoiffier, Tatiana; Barabino, Stefano; Schaumberg, Debra A; Dana, M Reza

Rashid, Saadia; Jin, Yiping; Ecoiffier, Tatiana; Barabino, Stefano; Schaumberg, Debra A; Dana, M Reza.

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Rashid S; Schepens Eye Research Institute, 20 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

Arch Ophthalmol ; 126(2): 219-25, 2008 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18268213

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Dry Eye Syndromes/drug therapy; Linoleic Acid/administration & dosage; Ophthalmic Solutions/administration & dosage; alpha-Linolenic Acid/administration & dosage; Administration, Topical; Animals; CD11b Antigen/metabolism; Cell Count; Conjunctiva/drug effects; Conjunctiva/metabolism; Cornea/drug effects; Cornea/metabolism; Cytokines/genetics; Disease Models, Animal; Dry Eye Syndromes/metabolism; Dry Eye Syndromes/pathology; Fluorescein/metabolism; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Monocytes/metabolism; Monocytes/pathology; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ophthalmic Solutions / Dry Eye Syndromes / Alpha-Linolenic Acid / Linoleic Acid Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Arch Ophthalmol Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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