Severing corneal nerves induces the release of substance P which converts ocular surface CD11c+ cells to contrasuppressor cells that abolish ocular immune privilege.

Sudha Neelam(The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center), Jérry Y. Niederkorn, Amber Wilkerson(The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center), Jessamee Mellon(Southwestern Medical Center)
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July 13, 2018
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