Table 2.
Disease | Protective | Pathological | Reference | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tumors | Skin/epidermal carcinomas | √ | [90, 91] | |
Squamous cell carcinomas | √ | √ | [107, 108] | |
Pterygium (benign conjunctiva growth) |
√ | [116, 117] | ||
Liver carcinomas | √ | [118] | ||
Infections | Vaginal candidiasis | √ | [71] | |
Oral candidiasis | √ | [95] | ||
HIV | √ | [88, 119] | ||
Mycobacteriosis | √ | [120] | ||
Streptococcal pneumonia | √ | [111] | ||
Urinary tract infection (Ureaplasma) |
√ | [121] | ||
Autoimmunity | Psoriasis | √ | [122] | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | √ | [97, 98] | ||
Cystic fibrosis | √ | [123, 124] | ||
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease |
√ | [82, 105] | ||
Sjogren’s syndrome | √ | [125] | ||
Systemic lupus erythematosus |
√ | [126] | ||
Others | Atherosclerosis | √ | [127, 128] | |
Gouty arthritis | √ | [129] | ||
Meibomian gland disease (an eyelid cyct) |
√ | [130] |