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Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

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Immunology and Infection

Induction of Ocular Surface Inflammation and Collection of Involved Tissues
Jeeshan Singh 1,2, Xiaomei Shan 1,2, Aparna Mahajan 1,2, Martin Herrmann 1,2, Christine Schauer 1,2, Jasmin Knopf 1,2, Luis E. Muñoz 1,2
1Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 2Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

Ocular surface inflammation harms the ocular surface tissues and compromises vital functions of the eye. The present protocol describes a method to induce ocular inflammation and collect compromised tissues in a mouse model of Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).

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