Purpose Androgenetic alopecia, commonly known as male pattern baldness, is the most
common type of progressive hair loss disorder in men. The aim of this paper is to review …

CD34 is a transmembrane phosphoglycoprotein, first identified on hematopoietic stem and
progenitor cells. Clinically, it is associated with the selection and enrichment of …

In the cornea, resident immune cells are in close proximity to sensory nerves, consistent with
their important roles in the maintenance of nerves in both homeostasis and inflammation …

Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a severe disease characterized by developmental
defects in the trabecular meshwork (TM) and Schlemm's canal (SC), comprising the …

The cornea is a tough transparent tissue admitting and focusing light in the eye. More than
90% of the cornea is stroma, a highly organized, transparent connective tissue maintained …

Membrane nanotubes are a recently discovered form of cellular protrusion between two or
more cells whose functions include cell communication, environmental sampling, and …

The eye and the brain are immunologically privileged sites, a property previously attributed
to the lack of a lymphatic circulation. However, recent tracking studies confirm that these …

Purpose.: Peripheral and limbal corneal stromal cells (PLCSCs), which contain keratocytes,
have a complex phenotype. Knowledge of keratocyte cell properties, function, and origin is …

Abstract The programmed death-1 (PD-1) costimulatory pathway has been demonstrated to
play a role in the regulation of immune responses and peripheral tolerance. We investigated …

The corneal stroma contains a population of mesenchymal cells subjacent to the limbal
basement membrane with characteristics of adult stem cells. These 'niche cells' support …