Enzymology of the Tears Book

Ch. 1	Anatomy and Physiology of the Lacrimal System	1
Ch. 2	The Precorneal Tear Film	11
Ch. 3	Tear Protein Determinations	19
Ch. 4	Enzymes: Structure, Function, and Classification	29
Ch. 5	Principles of Clinical Enzyme Determinations	35
Ch. 6A	Lysozyme in Tears: Structure, Characteristics, Mechanism of Enzyme Action, Bacteriolytic Effect, and Biological Significance	45
Ch. 6B	Lysozyme in Tears: Origin, Special Characteristics of Tear Lysozyme - Different Methods for Determination	51
Ch. 6C	Lysozyme in Tears: The Diagnostic Value of Tear Lysozyme Determinations, Normal Values, Teat Lysozyme Levels in Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca, in Sjogren's Syndrome, and in other Eye Diseases	59
Ch. 6D	Lysozyme in Tears: Lysozyme and Nonlysozyme Antibacterial Factors in Tears - Lysozyme Therapy	67
Ch. 7A	Corneal Collagens and Tear Collagenases: Collagen Structure - Collagenase Action - Different Types of Collagen and Collagenase, Activation, and Inhibition	73
Ch. 7B	Corneal Collagens and Tear Collagenases: Collagen Structures and Different Collagens in the Cornea	83
Ch. 7C	Corneal Collagens and Tear Collagenases: Collagenase and the Cornea	91
Ch. 7D	Corneal Collagens and Tear Collagenases: Collagenases and Their Physiological Inhibitors in the Tears	101
Ch. 8A	The Plasminogen Activator-Plasmin System of the Tears: Basic Facts about the Plasminogen Activator-Plasmin System	109
Ch. 8B	The Plasminogen Activator-Plasmin System of the Tears: Plasminogen Activators, Plasmin, and the Cornea	119
Ch. 8C	The Plasminogen Activator-Plasmin System of the Tears: Plasminogen Activators, Plasmin, and the Tears	127
Ch. 8D	The Plasminogen Activator-Plasmin System of the Tears: Plasminogen Activator Inhibitors and Plasmin Inhibitors in the Cornea and in the Tears	139
Ch. 9A	Metabolic Enzymes in the Tears: Lactate Dehydrogenase and Malate Dehydrogenase in the Tear Fluid	149
Ch. 9B	Metabolic Enzymes in the Tears: Lysosomal Enzymes in the Tears	155
Ch. 9C	Metabolic Enzymes in the Tears: Proteolytic Enzymes in the Tears	159
Ch. 9D	Metabolic Enzymes in the Tears: Peroxidase, Catalase, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Free Oxygen Radicals in the Tears and the Cornea	165
Ch. 10	Tear Enzymes and Enzyme Inhibitors in Corneal Ulceration and Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis	171
Ch. 11A	Tear Enzymes and the Wound Healing of the Cornea: Corneal Wound Healing	183
Ch. 11D	Tear Enzymes and the Wound Healing of the Cornea: Fibronectin and the Wound Healing of the Cornea	191
Ch. 11C	Tear Enzymes and the Wound Healing of the Cornea: Plasminogen Activators, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitors, and Corneal Reepithelization	203
Ch. 11D	Tear Enzymes and the Wound Healing of the Cornea: Collagens, Collagenases, Collagenase Inhibitors, and Corneal Wound Healing	213
Ch. 12	Tear Enzymes in Herpetic Keratitis and other Viral Infections of the Cornea	219
Ch. 13	Tear Enzymes in Allergic and Immunological Diseases of the Eye	233
Ch. 14	Enzymes and Enzyme Inhibitors in Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca and other Ocular Surface Diseases	243
Ch. 15A	Tear Enzymes and Contact Lenses: Corneal Physiology in Contact Lens Wear	253
Ch. 15B	Tear Enzymes and Contact Lenses: Tear Film Physiology in Contact Lens Wear	261
Ch. 15C	Tear Enzymes and Contact Lenses: Changes in Tear Composition in Contact Lens Wear	269
Ch. 16	Enzymatic Changes in Tears in Genetically Determined Metabolic Diseases	277
Ch. 17	Enzymatic Changes in Tears in Caustic Injuries	285
Ch. 18	Enzymatic Changes in the Tears in Vitamin A Deficiency	297
Ch. 19	Enzymes and Enzyme Inhibitors and the Therapy of Corneal Inflammatory Diseases	307
	Index	317