Laura Contreras-Ruiz
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Garcia-Posadas L, Contreras-Ruiz L, Soriano-Romani L, Dartt D, Diebold Y
Eye Contact Lens
. 2015 Jun;
42(2):83-90.
PMID: 26067396
This review focuses on conjunctival goblet cells and their essential function in the maintenance of eye health. The main function of goblet cells is to produce and secrete mucins that...
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Contreras-Ruiz L, Masli S
PLoS One
. 2015 Mar;
10(3):e0120284.
PMID: 25793763
Goblet cells are secretory epithelial cells of mucosal tissues that confer protection from environmental agents or pathogens via expression and secretion of soluble mucins. Loss of these cells is associated...
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Garcia-Posadas L, Contreras-Ruiz L, Arranz-Valsero I, Lopez-Garcia A, Calonge M, Diebold Y
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
. 2014 Jun;
252(8):1289-95.
PMID: 24916930
Background: CD44 and RHAMM hyaluronan (HA) receptors have been studied in several systemic diseases such as osteoarthritis and cancer. However, not too much is known about their role in ocular...
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Schulze U, Hampel U, Sel S, Contreras-Ruiz L, Schicht M, Dieckow J, et al.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
. 2014 Apr;
55(5):3037-42.
PMID: 24713479
Purpose: To elucidate the role of trefoil family peptide (TFF) 3 at the ocular surface under conditions similar to dry eye disease (DED) and in tears of patients suffering from...
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Contreras-Ruiz L, Ryan D, Sia R, Bower K, Dartt D, Masli S
Ophthalmology
. 2014 Apr;
121(7):1389-97.
PMID: 24679443
Purpose: To determine the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the thrombospondin 1 (THBS1) gene with development of chronic ocular surface inflammation (keratoconjunctivitis) after refractive surgery. Design: Retrospective cohort...
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Contreras-Ruiz L, Regenfuss B, Mir F, Kearns J, Masli S
PLoS One
. 2013 Oct;
8(9):e75937.
PMID: 24086667
Lacrimal gland inflammation during autoimmune Sjögren's syndrome (SS) leads to ocular surface inflammation - Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). This condition afflicts both the cornea and conjunctiva that form the ocular surface....
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Arranz-Valsero I, Schulze U, Contreras-Ruiz L, Garcia-Posadas L, Lopez-Garcia A, Paulsen F, et al.
Mol Vis
. 2013 Feb;
19:85-99.
PMID: 23378722
Purpose: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) are frequent causes of bacterial keratitis, an inflammatory process that can lead to vision loss. We used a human corneal epithelial (HCE)...
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Contreras-Ruiz L, Schulze U, Garcia-Posadas L, Arranz-Valsero I, Lopez-Garcia A, Paulsen F, et al.
Curr Eye Res
. 2012 Jun;
37(11):971-81.
PMID: 22738643
Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of inflammatory conditions on the expression of tight junction (TJ) and adherens junction (AJ) proteins between human corneal epithelial...
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Garcia-Posadas L, Contreras-Ruiz L, Lopez-Garcia A, Villaron Alvarez S, Maldonado M, Diebold Y
Histochem Cell Biol
. 2011 Nov;
137(2):165-76.
PMID: 22095138
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the presence of the receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility (RHAMM) in human conjunctival epithelium and in two widely used cell lines from human...
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Zorzi G, Contreras-Ruiz L, Parraga J, Lopez-Garcia A, Romero Bello R, Diebold Y, et al.
Mol Pharm
. 2011 Jul;
8(5):1783-8.
PMID: 21770384
Decreased production of the mucin MUC5AC in the eye is related to several pathological conditions, including dry eye syndrome. A specific strategy for increasing the ocular levels of MUC5AC is...