"Tears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.
| Descriptor ID |
D013666
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.882
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tears" by people in Profiles.
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CD4+ T cells drive corneal nerve damage but not epitheliopathy in an acute aqueous-deficient dry eye model. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Nov 26; 121(48):e2407648121.
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Immunologic basis for development of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in systemic autoimmune diseases: Role of innate immune sensors. Ocul Surf. 2024 Apr; 32:130-138.
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TNF is a critical cytokine in age-related dry eye disease. Ocul Surf. 2023 Oct; 30:119-128.
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Effects of Cathepsin S Inhibition in the Age-Related Dry Eye Phenotype. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 08 01; 64(11):7.
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Dry eye disease and blinking behaviors: A narrative review of methodologies for measuring blink dynamics and inducing blink response. Ocul Surf. 2023 Jul; 29:166-174.
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Non-invasive and objective tear film breakup detection on interference color images using convolutional neural networks. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0282973.
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Anti-Inflammatories in the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: A Review. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2023 03; 39(2):89-101.
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Non-Invasive Tear Break-Up Detection with the Kowa DR-1a and Its Relationship to Dry Eye Clinical Severity. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Nov 25; 23(23).
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Mucosal immunology of the ocular surface. Mucosal Immunol. 2022 06; 15(6):1143-1157.
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor stimulation: A new approach for stimulating tear secretion in dry eye disease. Ocul Surf. 2022 07; 25:58-64.