Can Tetracycline Antibiotics Duplicate the Ability of Azithromycin to Stimulate Human Meibomian Gland Epithelial Cell Differentiation?

PURPOSE:Azithromycin and tetracyclines are commonly prescribed in the United States for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). The efficacy of these antibiotics has been believed to be their antiinflammatory and antibacterial actions, which suppress MGD-associated posterior blepharitis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cornea 2015-03, Vol.34 (3), p.342-346
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, Yang, Kam, Wendy R, Ding, Juan, Sullivan, David A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Azithromycin - pharmacology Cell Differentiation - drug effects Cells, Cultured Dry Eye Syndromes - drug therapy Dry Eye Syndromes - metabolism Epithelial Cells - cytology Epithelial Cells - drug effects Epithelial Cells - metabolism Humans Lipid Metabolism - drug effects Lysosomes - metabolism Meibomian Glands - cytology Tetracyclines - pharmacology
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