Do estrogen and progesterone play a role in the dry eye of Sjögren's syndrome?

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002 Jun:966:223-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04218.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Autoimmune Diseases / complications*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / physiopathology
  • Drug Interactions
  • Dry Eye Syndromes / epidemiology
  • Dry Eye Syndromes / etiology*
  • Dry Eye Syndromes / physiopathology
  • Estradiol / pharmacology
  • Estrogens / physiology*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Lipids / analysis
  • Meibomian Glands / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Middle Aged
  • Postmenopause / physiology
  • Prevalence
  • Progesterone / pharmacology
  • Progesterone / physiology*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Tears / chemistry

Substances

  • Estrogens
  • Lipids
  • Progesterone
  • Estradiol