ReviewExperimental eye research2013
Tear film lipids.
Review in Experimental eye research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
95 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 173 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dyslipidemia and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Utility of Lipidomics and Experimental Prospects with a Diet-Induced Obesity Mouse Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Canine Tear Proteomics: A New Frontier in Veterinary Ophthalmology.Veterinary ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Intracrine androgen metabolism in the meibomian gland: regulation, circadian control, and implications in dry eye disease.Endocrine journal · 2026Review
- Working toward Improved Chemical Covers for Water Conservation: A Laboratory-scale Assessment of Antievaporative Lipid Films.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2026Article
- Interactions of Mucomimetic Polymers and Meibomian Surface Films upon Exposure to Environmental Stressors.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- A Controlled-Area Droplet Evaporimeter Reveals Surface Pressure-Dependent Evaporation Resistance of the Tear Film Lipid Layer.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Direct Correlation of Levels of Meibum Cholesteryl Esters, Hydrocarbon Chain Saturation, and Protein With Lipid Structure, in Relation to Age and Dry Eye.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Pharmacologic Alteration of Meibum Lipid Composition Alleviates Dry Eye Phenotype in Awat2-/- Mice.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- A Droplet Evaporimeter for Evaluating Eye Care Formulations.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Tear Biomarkers of Topical Sirolimus in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Randomized Trial.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Lipid Composition and Thermotropic Properties of Meibum of Animal Models and Humans with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Spatial transcriptome analysis of the human eyelid depicts meibomian gland cell differentiation: A pilot study.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Thermotropic phase transitions of binary mixtures of wax and cholesteryl esters relevant to tears.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025Article
- Lipid composition determines thermotropic properties of meibum of animals and humans with Meibomian gland disorders.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Dry Eye Disease: Oxidative Stress on Ocular Surface and Cutting-Edge Antioxidants.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2025Review
- Development andNanoscale advances · 2025Article
- Changes in Human Meibum Lipid Composition Related to the Presence and Severity of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2024Article
- Development of an Ex Vivo Porcine Eye Model for Exploring the Pathogenicity ofMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Another Brick in the Wall of Tear Film Insights Added Through the Total Synthesis and Biophysical Profiling ofJournal of natural products · 2024Article
- Comparative Lipidomics of Oral Commensal and Opportunistic Bacteria.Metabolites · 2024Article
35 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Human meibomian gland secretions (MGS, or meibum) are formed from a complex mixture of lipids of different classes such as wax esters, cholesteryl esters, (O-acyl)-ω-hydroxy fatty acids (OAHFA) and their esters, acylglycerols, diacylated diols, free fatty acids, cholesterol, and a smaller amount of other polar and nonpolar lipids, whose chemical nature and the very presence in MGS have been a matter of intense debates. The purpose of this review is to discuss recent results that were obtained using different experimental techniques, estimate limitations of their usability, and discuss their biochemical, biophysical, and physiological implications. To create a lipid map of MGS and tears, the results obtained in the author's laboratory were integrated with available information on chemical composition of MGS and tears. The most informative approaches that are available today to researchers, such as HPLC-MS, GC-MS, and proton NMR, are discussed in details. A map of the meibomian lipidome (as it is seen in reverse phase liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry experiments) is presented. Directions of future efforts in the area are outlined.
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