A Novel Innate Response of Human Corneal Epithelium to Heat-killed Candida albicans by Producing Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins

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Xia Hua,

Affiliations Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Xiaoyong Yuan ,

* E-mail: yuanxiaoyong2009@gmail.com (XYY); dequanl@bcm.edu (DQL)

Affiliations Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Zhijie Li,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Terry G. Coursey,

Affiliation Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Stephen C. Pflugfelder,

Affiliation Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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De-Quan Li

* E-mail: yuanxiaoyong2009@gmail.com (XYY); dequanl@bcm.edu (DQL)

Affiliation Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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