ArticleCell reports2022
A synthetic tear protein resolves dry eye through promoting corneal nerve regeneration.
Article in Cell reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06854393 (Lacripep, a Novel Investigational Agent, for Corneal Wound Healing and Ocular Surface Homeostasis), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Lacripep, a Novel Investigational Agent, for Corneal Wound Healing and Ocular Surface Homeostasis
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Clusterin reverses epitheliopathy, reduces inflammation, and restores goblet cells and corneal nerves in a mouse model of autoimmune dry eye.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Emerging Technologies in Corneal Nerve Evaluation for Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Ocular surface oxidative stress, MMP-9, and corneal neuroimmune alterations in allergic conjunctivitis with dry eye: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- In-depth analysis of the tear fluid glycoproteome reveals diverse lacritin glycosylation and spliceoforms.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2025Article
- Open-Field Blast Injury Disrupts Corneal Gene Expression Linked to Ion Transport, Sensory Perception, and Neural Signaling.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- In-depth analysis of the tear fluid glycoproteome reveals diverse lacritin glycosylation and spliceoforms.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Activation of Sympathetic Nervous System Drives Dry Eye Onset Via Norepinephrine-β2-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Mice.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Lacritin cleavage-potentiated targeting of iron - respiratory reciprocity promotes bacterial death.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2025Article
- Targeting α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor for Modulating the Neuroinflammation of Dry Eye Disease Via Macrophages.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
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- Targeting Iron - Respiratory Reciprocity Promotes Bacterial Death.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Evidence of Disruption in Neural Regeneration in Dry Eye Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Spheroid assembly of mesenchymal stem cells enhances secretome-mediated corneal reinnervation and epithelial repair in a mouse model of experimental dry eye.Journal of tissue engineeringArticle
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Abstract
Corneal architecture is essential for vision and is greatly perturbed by the absence of tears due to the highly prevalent disorder dry eye. With no regenerative therapies available, pathological alterations of the ocular surface in response to dryness, including persistent epithelial defects and poor wound healing, result in lifelong morbidity. Here, using a mouse model of aqueous-deficient dry eye, we reveal that topical application of the synthetic tear protein Lacripep reverses the pathological outcomes of dry eye through restoring the extensive network of corneal nerves that are essential for tear secretion, barrier function, epithelial homeostasis, and wound healing. Intriguingly, the restorative effects of Lacripep occur despite extensive immune cell infiltration, suggesting tissue reinnervation and regeneration can be achieved under chronic inflammatory conditions. In summary, our data highlight Lacripep as a first-in-class regenerative therapy for returning the cornea to a near homeostatic state in individuals who suffer from dry eye.
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