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Sara Abboud

University of California, Berkeley

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Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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David J. EvansiD· 2 shared Eric JedeliD· 2 shared Orneika Flandrin· 2 shared Suzanne M. J. FleiszigiD· 2 shared Yujia YangiD· 2 shared Ananya DattaiD· 1 shared Diana M. BautistaiD· 1 shared Naren Gajenthra KumariD· 1 shared

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Prior contact lens wear reduces susceptibility of the superficially-injured cornea to bacterial adhesion

Yujia Yang, Orneika Flandrin, Sara Abboud, Eric Jedel, David J. Evans, Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig

The paper shows that prior contact lens wear reduces bacterial adhesion to superficially-injured corneas in mice, correlating with increased Lyz2+ immune cells, but with differing effects on commensal and pathogen behavior.

PLoS ONE · May 27, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

TRPV1 Defends the Healthy Murine Cornea against Staphylococcus aureus Adhesion Independently of Sensory Nerve Firing

Orneika Flandrin, Yujia Yang, Sara Abboud, Naren Gajenthra Kumar, Ananya Datta, Eric Jedel, Diana M. Bautista, David J. Evans, Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig

This study shows TRPV1 protects murine corneas from S. aureus adhesion without requiring sensory nerve firing, unlike its role against P. aeruginosa.

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · Jul 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology